Second Ebola patient

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<p>LasMa, thanks for the link. And there’s even a connection back to elite colleges in the article!</p>

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<p>“Oh geez… Chris Brown is claiming that the disease is “population control”. For peets sake…”</p>

<p>That had been brought up in the past. I think in 2006-2007 time frame. </p>

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<p>Apparently he just tweeted that brilliant insight <a href=“Chris Brown Thinks Ebola Is a Form of Population Control”>Chris Brown Thinks Ebola Is a Form of Population Control;

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<p>What a certified ass!!! </p>

<p>Well, Chris Brown is not original. If you are interested, look up Texas Dr Doom on Ebola in 2006 - a Texas professor’s talk was interpreted as a promotion of Ebola for population control. I’m not posting any links because they would be controversial and against TOS. </p>

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<p>And you want ignorance, check this one out! Gov. Deal- try talking to the folks at Emory or the CDC for accurate information. Washing your hands does NOT protect you from Ebola

<a href=“http://www.wtoc.com/story/26776631/local-doctor-questions”>http://www.wtoc.com/story/26776631/local-doctor-questions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Omg</p>

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<p>Omg indeed. </p>

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<p>If ever there was a time we need to increase funding for science education–and get anti-science people out of politics and public service–this would be it.</p>

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<p>If ever there was a time to get politics/politicians out of heath care - this would be it.</p>

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<p>Hospital execs have an obvious motivation to defend their practices, including under-staffing and limited funding of training.</p>

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<p>Dietz, so you agree with frugaldoctor that this would be the time to stop holding up the confirmation of the Surgeon General.</p>

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<p>Correct–the for-profit ones, anyway. It is far easier for me to trust the government to care about the public interest than the fat cats running health systems.</p>

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<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/sunday-review/doctors-salaries-are-not-the-big-cost.html?_r=0”>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/sunday-review/doctors-salaries-are-not-the-big-cost.html?_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is a problem industry wide.</p>

<p>When I was hired, it was as a new grad into a critical care internship. I spent 6 months in the classroom (mind you, I had a BSN and had passed my boards), as well as many hours in the ICUs with the best preceptors they could give me. After that 6 months, I was given ONE patient, with a preceptor at arms length any time I needed her (and she had a decreased patient load because of her role as teacher). Eventually I had two patients, still with preceptor in the unit available to help me (and all the other nurses were always happy to help as well). FINALLY I was considered to be on my own, probably at least 8 months into my employment.</p>

<p>From what I understand, this is almost unheard of nowadays for new grads. Most of them can’t get hired in the best hospitals, much less are they coddled and nurtured the way I was. Veteran nurses are over burdened and can get really testy with any new employee they are “saddled with” (and of course that’s how they feel since they already have too many patients plus are expected to help someone they view as relatively clueless).</p>

<p>It’s a problem. I read a survey recently which said most nurses would trade a raise for a lower nurse to patient ratio. I can well believe it. When you have TIME to spend with your patients, you feel fulfilled that you are able to give excellent care. When you have too many patients, you spend the entire day trying to stave off inner panic. You are terrified you are going to make a big mistake, and you can get extremely cranky and impatient. You feel awful that you are basically tapping your foot as your patients and families ask numerous questions, because you know that they are putting you farther and farther behind. You remember how much you loved the teaching aspect of nursing back when you actually had time to do it.</p>

<p>This is one of the top reasons our best and brightest leave the field and/or make medication or other errors which can adversely affect our patients. It’s one of the reasons why I no longer work in a hospital environment-I’d go nuts. Well, plus the nights, weekends, holidays. </p>

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…um… the VA system has been an embarrassment…</p>

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<p>How about let’s not run this thread off the rails as well. I’m not sure if we’ll get a third crack at it. Maybe we can agree that a completely government administered system is not necessarily better and a strictly profit centered system is not necessarily better and just move on with how our blended system can better serve patients, employees and the general public in response to this specific “crisis”.</p>

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<p>What a great tribute:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1410301”>http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1410301&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And some financial news:</p>

<p><a href=“http://wallstcheatsheet.com/personal-finance/fear-or-greed-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-wall-street.html/?a=viewall&ref=OB”>http://wallstcheatsheet.com/personal-finance/fear-or-greed-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-wall-street.html/?a=viewall&ref=OB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is good news:</p>

<p><a href=“C.D.C. Says It Should Have Responded Faster to the Dallas Ebola Case - The New York Times”>C.D.C. Says It Should Have Responded Faster to the Dallas Ebola Case - The New York Times;

<p>Nurses have been raising the alarm the last few days that many/most of them are not adequately trained to handle Ebola. A quick run-through of protocols is not enough. Many experts stress the importance of hands-on instruction, and repeated drilling, on how to don and doff PPE, something very few nurses have had. Good that an expert team will be onsite to help, and to give that personal instruction.</p>

<p>Another thing experts are recommending with Ebola is the buddy system 100% of the time. I wonder if that was consistently done by those caring for Mr. Duncan. (Please note I am not blaming Ms. Pham, who would have had no say in that decision.)</p>

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<p><a href=“Ebola hoax on bus will cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, Metro says”>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-ebola-scare-bus-taxpayer-cost-20141014-story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Ebola hoax to cost thousands of dollars. Will there be more of these and it ends up being like the boy who cried ‘Wolf’?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’ll be crying wolf, but it will be expensive. Throw the book at these "comedians. "</p>