US shockingly unready ... ‘Wildly unprepared’: survey of US nurses highlights coronavirus conncerns

[jc456]

I see you didnt bother to view it before spouting your usual anti trump bs

Prove me wrong.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

Double your dogma back. Your mind is twisted and perverted by your love of a liar, a fornicator, a cheat, a tax evader, and a brazen, blatant, grifter.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of opponents of Trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

when you can't get off your rant, your posts are meaningless. be relevant demofk.

Your love of a liar, a fornicator, a cheat, a tax evader, and a brazen, blatant, grifter knows no bounds.

I have no idea what you're ranting about.

 

[westwall]

"As the number of US coronavirus cases and deaths continues to increase, healthcare workers on the frontlines of fighting the outbreak are finding themselves increasingly concerned over what they have described as a shocking lack of preparedness across the healthcare sector."

Medical personnel are in the front line of the coronavirus fight and they are at high-risk themselves with a number of medical personnel having died in China from coronavirus infection.

Despite the assurances of Trump and Pence, the US appears very underprepared despite having foreknowledge of the rate of spread and consequences of infection.

Equipment is short, training is short and there is no preparedness for the accommodation of large numbers of infected people. There is no plan.

‘Wildly unprepared’: survey of US nurses highlights coronavirus concerns

‘Wildly unprepared’: survey of US nurses highlights coronavirus concerns
A northern California nurse criticizes the CDC for delays in testing after she fell ill while caring for a patient with coronavirus

Victoria Bekiempis

Fri 6 Mar 2020 10.00 GMTLast modified on Fri 6 Mar 2020 19.27 GMT

A survey by National Nurses United found that only 63% had access to N95 respirators in their units.

As the number of US coronavirus cases and deaths continues to increase, healthcare workers on the frontlines of fighting the outbreak are finding themselves increasingly concerned over what they have described as a shocking lack of preparedness across the healthcare sector.

Supply and staffing shortages, combined with conflicting guidance and lack of information, have created a perfect-storm situation that’s poised to perpetuate illness, they told the Guardian.

National Nurses United (NNU) released results from a survey of more than 6,500 nurses across 48 states, Washington DC, and the Virgin Islands. Less than half of nurses surveyed – 44% – said their employers provided them information on novel coronavirus and “how to recognize and respond to possible cases”.

Washington state residents frustrated over obstacles to get coronavirus tests

Just 63% of nurses surveyed had access to N95 respirators in their units, while a mere 27% had access to powered air purifying respirators.

Only 30% of survey participants said that their employers had enough personal protective equipment (PPE) stocked in the event of a quick uptick in potential coronavirus patients, while 38% didn’t know.

Sixty-five per cent of nurses in the survey said they had been trained in safely using PPE in the year prior.

During an NNU news conference Thursday, organization officials read one northern California nurse’s shocking description of her own healthcare ordeal stemming from Covid-19.

“As a nurse, I’m very concerned that not enough is being done to stop the spread of the coronavirus. I know because I am currently sick and in quarantine after caring for a patient who tested positive,” the unnamed nurse said in her statement. “I’m awaiting permission from the federal government to allow for my testing, even after my physician and county health professional ordered it.”

The nurse said that she volunteered to be on a team caring for this patient, who was known to have coronavirus.

“I did this assuming that if something happened to me, of course I, too, would be cared for,” the statement said. “Then, what was a small concern after a few days of caring for this patient, became my reality: I started getting sick.”

The nurse’s employer placed her on a 14-day self-quarantine because her symptoms matched potential coronavirus. While her doctor and local public health officials approved a test, she said, “the national [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] would not initiate testing”.

“They said they would not test me because if I were wearing the recommended protective equipment, then I wouldn’t have the coronavirus,” she said in her statement.

The nurse said that the CDC called back, claiming there was “an issue with something called the identifier number”.

“They claim they prioritize running samples by illness severity and that there are only so many to give out each day. So I have to wait in line to find out the results,” her statement said. “This is not the ticket dispenser at the deli counter; it’s a public health emergency! I am a registered nurse, and I need to know if I am positive before going back to caring for patients.”

An emergency room nurse at a private hospital in New York City’s Bronx borough told the Guardian that her department – already stretched thin from handling 300 to 400 patients daily on scant staff – was “wildly unprepared” for coronavirus. As of Thursday afternoon, this state has 22 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Hospital administrators recently restricted practitioners’ access to N95 masks, claiming it was “because of the national shortage”, this nurse said. Now, healthcare workers there have to seek a manager’s permission to obtain one of these respirators – even if someone walks into the ER who presents coronavirus concerns.

Upon being screened in the triage area, patients with concerning symptoms would be isolated. Logistically, this means that nurses’ requests for masks would come after potential exposure.

Right after access to N95 masks was curtailed, nurses would have to find the day’s supervising nurse, who would have to call a unit manager, who would then have to call the supply room for masks. At that point, somebody would have to get these masks from the supply room, and bring them to the ER, she said.

After nurses protested the onerous process, some N95 marks were placed in a locked cart on the floor, and some with the supervising nurse. But they were only size regular, which would be too big for her and some other nurses – rendering them useless, she said.

Several patients with respiratory symptoms who tested negative for common respiratory ailments – a red flag indicating that testing for coronavirus might be necessary – never got tested. One was released from the hospital, while several more wound up being treated for general respiratory symptoms, she said.

When this nurse voiced concerns to management, she claims to have been warned: “stop freaking out and stop scaring everybody”.

David Pratt, a health and safety representative at the New York State Nurses Association, said that, due to policies on the federal and local hospital level, “there is increasing concern among our members, among nurses, about the lack of preparedness of many of our facilities”.

New York state only recently received permission to conduct its own coronavirus tests, which had delayed diagnoses. In addition to supply concerns, staffing issues remain key.

Hospitals would need to dedicate one nurse and one aide to a coronavirus patient, Pratt said. “With that, you’ve really taken a couple of staff people out of the mix. Who’s making up for that?”

“It makes it much more difficult if your system is already overwhelmed,” he continued.

John's Hopkins says we were better prepared than anybody else. Kind blows your hyperbolic crapola out of the water

 

[22lcidw]

What do you think about is view:

It is blatant emasculated propaganda fit only for you and your ilk.

I see you didnt bother to view it before spouting your usual anti trump bs

Prove me wrong.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

Double your dogma back. Your mind is twisted and perverted by your love of a liar, a fornicator, a cheat, a tax evader, and a brazen, blatant, grifter.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of opponents of Trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

You guys have your adherents openly spouting exterminations for people. That is a pretty big jump. The ones you hate have brought record numbers of ammo the last week or so. They are getting ready for you. I am willing to bet that many of you who to the talk, will not do the walk when the front lines are laying in their own blood.

 

[jc456]

I heard this morning on the local news that somew

It is blatant emasculated propaganda fit only for you and your ilk.

I see you didnt bother to view it before spouting your usual anti trump bs

Prove me wrong.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

Double your dogma back. Your mind is twisted and perverted by your love of a liar, a fornicator, a cheat, a tax evader, and a brazen, blatant, grifter.

You are entitled to your opinion and bitter hate of opponents of Trump

no force on earth can change your mind unless you want to change

and obviously you dont

maybe it does not matter that you refuse to watch or listen to views you your mind is not prepared to accept

I dont hate you

but your ignorance on the issue is appalling

You need to open your mind

it's really not his ignorance but his inability to play well with others.

 

[theHawk]

They are not combatting the virus with ignorance and lies like Dopey Donald Trump is.

can't make it up

Please don't thank me for dispelling your ignorance.

Youre the ignorant one who thinks Trump is responsible for the coronavirus spread in the US. Trump cant make testing kits and he cant diagnose people. All he can do is try to alleviate peoples fears, but you lefties are dead set against that. You see this as an opportunity to win the election. Thats fucked up.

Den-Yi-Zen is a Chinese troll, he must do as China bids. China is trying to blame the US for its Wuhan Coronavirus. You’ll notice that all MSM will not call it “Chinese Coronavirus” anymore.

Dopey Donald Trump has claimed ownership?

He hasn’t “claimed” anything. He has stated it is the Chinese Coronavirus because that is where it originated and the communist government let it spread to other countries.

 

[jc456]

can't make it up

Please don't thank me for dispelling your ignorance.

Youre the ignorant one who thinks Trump is responsible for the coronavirus spread in the US. Trump cant make testing kits and he cant diagnose people. All he can do is try to alleviate peoples fears, but you lefties are dead set against that. You see this as an opportunity to win the election. Thats fucked up.

Den-Yi-Zen is a Chinese troll, he must do as China bids. China is trying to blame the US for its Wuhan Coronavirus. You’ll notice that all MSM will not call it “Chinese Coronavirus” anymore.

Dopey Donald Trump has claimed ownership?

He hasn’t “claimed” anything. He has stated it is the Chinese Coronavirus because that is where it originated and the communist government let it spread to other countries.

awe fk Hawk, now you educated the american hating fool.

 

[theHawk]

Please don't thank me for dispelling your ignorance.

Youre the ignorant one who thinks Trump is responsible for the coronavirus spread in the US. Trump cant make testing kits and he cant diagnose people. All he can do is try to alleviate peoples fears, but you lefties are dead set against that. You see this as an opportunity to win the election. Thats fucked up.

Den-Yi-Zen is a Chinese troll, he must do as China bids. China is trying to blame the US for its Wuhan Coronavirus. You’ll notice that all MSM will not call it “Chinese Coronavirus” anymore.

Dopey Donald Trump has claimed ownership?

He hasn’t “claimed” anything. He has stated it is the Chinese Coronavirus because that is where it originated and the communist government let it spread to other countries.

awe fk Hawk, now you educated the american hating fool.

There is no educating an idiot like Denizen. He is clearly either mentally handicapped and cannot process factual information, or he is lying on purpose for his political Agenda which is to destroy America. I think we know which it is.

 

[Denizen]

can't make it up

Please don't thank me for dispelling your ignorance.

Youre the ignorant one who thinks Trump is responsible for the coronavirus spread in the US. Trump cant make testing kits and he cant diagnose people. All he can do is try to alleviate peoples fears, but you lefties are dead set against that. You see this as an opportunity to win the election. Thats fucked up.

Den-Yi-Zen is a Chinese troll, he must do as China bids. China is trying to blame the US for its Wuhan Coronavirus. You’ll notice that all MSM will not call it “Chinese Coronavirus” anymore.

Dopey Donald Trump has claimed ownership?

He hasn’t “claimed” anything. He has stated it is the Chinese Coronavirus because that is where it originated and the communist government let it spread to other countries.

Dopey Donald Trump always blames others for his failures and steals the glory for the success of others.

Dopey Donald Trump should have stuck to two of his areas of expertise, fornication and bankruptcy.

 

[jc456]

Please don't thank me for dispelling your ignorance.

Youre the ignorant one who thinks Trump is responsible for the coronavirus spread in the US. Trump cant make testing kits and he cant diagnose people. All he can do is try to alleviate peoples fears, but you lefties are dead set against that. You see this as an opportunity to win the election. Thats fucked up.

Den-Yi-Zen is a Chinese troll, he must do as China bids. China is trying to blame the US for its Wuhan Coronavirus. You’ll notice that all MSM will not call it “Chinese Coronavirus” anymore.

Dopey Donald Trump has claimed ownership?

He hasn’t “claimed” anything. He has stated it is the Chinese Coronavirus because that is where it originated and the communist government let it spread to other countries.

Dopey Donald Trump always blames others for his failures and steals the glory for the success of others.

Dopey Donald Trump should have stuck to two of his areas of expertise, fornication and bankruptcy.

LOL and you all are calling his economy obammy's no fking irony in that statement from you huh?