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Warpy

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19. It was a corporate suit who overruled the nursing supervisor and left him in the open ER for hours

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 05:46 PM

Oct 2014

when the nursing supervisor (the only one with medical knowledge besides the doctor and staff nurses) wanted him put into an isolation bay immediately.

It was a corporate suit who decided nurses should take a full load of other patients while caring for a patient with Ebola.

It was a corporate suit who decided that barrier precautions that worked with HIV would work with Ebola, a disease that puts out rivers of infectious fluids.

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My God, I almost can't believe it! [View all] PCIntern Oct 2014 OP

Corporate suits do not belong in hospitals. Warpy Oct 2014 #1

Ex-actly. nt PCIntern Oct 2014 #2

Yeah but they can manage, isn't that all that's important? Autumn Oct 2014 #3

I recall that so well in hitech R&D. The "suits" had no fucken idea what was going on, and RKP5637 Oct 2014 #51

Excellent summation of the situation, Warpy. nt brer cat Oct 2014 #4

I'll bet they'd understand the language of a general strike by all RNs, LPNs and Nurse's Aides. I'm KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #6

It was not a "corporate suit" who took Mr. Duncan's history and did the physical mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #16

It was a corporate suit who overruled the nursing supervisor and left him in the open ER for hours Warpy Oct 2014 #19

cite your sources, please. mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #22

I haven't seen the info in your first paragraph. Chemisse Oct 2014 #23

ABC News Link: Jamastiene Oct 2014 #39

Were they TRYING to spread this disease!? Chemisse Oct 2014 #62

The cause, though, is far beyond the hospitals. This is what happens when the only political party jtuck004 Oct 2014 #17

Perfectly stated! nt Mojorabbit Oct 2014 #18

Thank you. woo me with science Oct 2014 #20

Well said, as always!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #54

Well, IMHO it does qualify as a VERY MINOR outbreak. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #5

We're not done yet�not by a longshot. nt PCIntern Oct 2014 #8

I get the general feeling you think a lot of yourself. Just my opinion. nt Logical Oct 2014 #32

I know what I know PCIntern Oct 2014 #33

No need to ignore, it is more entertaining reading your rants. nt Logical Oct 2014 #61

Well your comment about "not being done by a long shot" will be interesting to track nt Logical Oct 2014 #63

I didn't read the article that stated that the outbreak in Africa was over! PCIntern Oct 2014 #65

"IF." n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #14

Yep, but it's also a "cluster" HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #7

Funny, because they had outbreaks in the other countries PCIntern Oct 2014 #9

Proximity I suppose. HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #11

More like a cluster f*ck VA_Jill Oct 2014 #12

Yes, I said that in there right at the top. HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #13

Makes sense. An outbreak "over there" inspires action... Beartracks Oct 2014 #15

Many bureaucracies are Too Big To Not Fail superpatriotman Oct 2014 #10

Those are the very agencies, among many others, that have bore the brunt of 10 years of Doremus Oct 2014 #46

"Unlikely" OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #21

have you watched the whistleblower nurse interview? about the biohazard suits magical thyme Oct 2014 #24

This is why we need a surgeon general to handle the PR and communication IronLionZion Oct 2014 #25

We have an Acting Surgeon General. 840high Oct 2014 #28

What's he doing? IronLionZion Oct 2014 #34

... Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #35

He's waiting on Reid 840high Oct 2014 #57

It's both - inability to grasp science, and manage the situation. Avalux Oct 2014 #26

agree!! oldandhappy Oct 2014 #27

What we have here is "ebolanoia" alarimer Oct 2014 #29

++++++++++++++++++++ uppityperson Oct 2014 #31

It's become a PANICDEMIC, sir. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #30

Taking the show-business out of.... CanSocDem Oct 2014 #36

I' would be certain that they have weighed the cost/benefit ratio PCIntern Oct 2014 #37

And despite the fear and trepidation... CanSocDem Oct 2014 #38

It's strange, though, that in a situation like this, everyone is castigated as being 'incompetent'. randome Oct 2014 #40

Which 'smart decisions" were they, pray tell? PCIntern Oct 2014 #41

It's random chance during the process. randome Oct 2014 #42

I understand your point entirely... PCIntern Oct 2014 #44

+1000 PADemD Oct 2014 #43

Ivory Coast closed their borders to the infected nations. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #45

So seal our borders to the affected nations. randome Oct 2014 #47

Have you ever heard of a little thing most travelers carry called a Passport? Savannahmann Oct 2014 #49

Sadly funny! Thanks! PCIntern Oct 2014 #50

Fair enough. But entry by sea has different requirements. randome Oct 2014 #53

You need a passport these days. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #60

+1...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2014 #64

Very frustrating, isn't it? PCIntern Oct 2014 #48

Is this happening, can it happen? RKP5637 Oct 2014 #52

Good National Geographic article on that... PCIntern Oct 2014 #55

Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #56

I found it! Tracking a Serial Killer: Could Ebola Mutate to Become More Deadly? RKP5637 Oct 2014 #59

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