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75. No, this is my position.

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 04:46 AM

Oct 2014

I believe it is acceptable in this situation to error on the side of safety until we here in the US gain full practice standards, developed at a predictable success level. I would accept the quarantine. We can always taper back out protocol as we evolve in our practice standard.

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Nurse plans to sue over Ebola quarantine [View all] bananas Oct 2014 OP

I hope she sues the snot out of those two arrogant fools! mountain grammy Oct 2014 #1

It should say: blackspade Oct 2014 #2

Is that true? Control-Z Oct 2014 #4

Darn, I posted in the wrong spot. Reply #5 here. Upscale tent but still a tent and porta-potty uppityperson Oct 2014 #6

according to Hickox, yes. blackspade Oct 2014 #7

I found a couple photos of her tent, toilet facilities. Jeez uppityperson Oct 2014 #5

that is ri-fucking-diculous. it is absolutely beyond anything that is remotely locdlib Oct 2014 #10

What color is she? tavalon Oct 2014 #28

"She is so going to win this suit." I would hold off on placing a wager on that. cstanleytech Oct 2014 #62

This was nothing like my impression from SoapBox Oct 2014 #40

I think she was held somewhere else at first, but am not sure. I did a search as I wanted to see uppityperson Oct 2014 #48

The tent does appearto be n a parking lot Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #88

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Did you see the photos upthread in #5. Yes, it is inside, but totally unnecessary. uppityperson Oct 2014 #26

No, she is not inside the hospital. See 44 below blackspade Oct 2014 #46

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Did 44 below say she was outside? blackspade Oct 2014 #85

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Article I see are inside the hospital, with power, climate control, but a portapotty and uppityperson Oct 2014 #29

This can't be happening under a Democratic administration. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #31

It was Christie's decision treestar Oct 2014 #34

A minor correction: blackspade Oct 2014 #44

K and R greatlaurel Oct 2014 #3

Nurse needs to get over it. FarPoint Oct 2014 #8

Christie needs to get over bullying people for political advantage. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #11

Was your smiley an equivalent replacement for the sarcasm tag? I sure hope so. RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #13

No, this is my position. FarPoint Oct 2014 #75

Quarantine AT HOME, sure. Quaratine in a tent without shower, flush toilet, tv, books, internet? peacebird Oct 2014 #79

Quarantine at home should be the next dial back step. FarPoint Oct 2014 #82

Is that an embarrassed smiley? KMOD Oct 2014 #15

Check out the far right (??) button when you post RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #17

smiles d_r Oct 2014 #18

The smilies are at the top of the Message Text.. under "smilies".. see them? Cha Oct 2014 #19

I think I found them KMOD Oct 2014 #43

There ya Go, KMOD! Cha Oct 2014 #45

:) KMOD Oct 2014 #55

Oh and Welcome to DU~ Cha Oct 2014 #64

lol KMOD Oct 2014 #65

Feel Free! Cha Oct 2014 #67

Here's hoping you are quarantined for no reason. MontyPow Oct 2014 #59

There is a very good reason... FarPoint Oct 2014 #73

Poodles. Many people wouldn't blink at giving up their freedoms. MontyPow Oct 2014 #98

That concept is way to dramatic... FarPoint Oct 2014 #107

We already tried trading safety for freedom. DIDN'T WORK. MontyPow Oct 2014 #108

Right... Because constitutional rights just go out the window... Oktober Oct 2014 #69

Quarantine is the assertion of group rights over the individual. Igel Oct 2014 #99

There is a reasonable line... Oktober Oct 2014 #109

no. you would be kicking and screaming if this was done to you. i gotta wonder why... seabeyond Oct 2014 #93

He wouldn't find himself in this situation because he lacks smokey nj Oct 2014 #117

She could win, and I hope she does. They violated the law: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #9

This is truly shameful. TDale313 Oct 2014 #12

That place doesn't look too bad to me. I dunno, I think I would be compliant and like mackerel Oct 2014 #14

Nope, this is discrimination and Ebola tavalon Oct 2014 #21

How about you get stuck in a tent with no running water, no shower and a porta potty for 21 days. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #39

So after being in Sierra Leon she wouldn't Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #50

I would, too. 840high Oct 2014 #58

It doesn't and given that she started whistler162 Oct 2014 #115

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Of course it would. KMOD Oct 2014 #20

Exactly tavalon Oct 2014 #25

For other people who could get exposed treestar Oct 2014 #36

Do you have the remotest capacity for empathy? Or are you driven entirely by irrational fear? RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #22

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There is quarantine and then there is irrationality disguised as quarantine tavalon Oct 2014 #27

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I wholly agree. SoapBox Oct 2014 #38

As a NICU nurse, tavalon Oct 2014 #41

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Watch Christie's presser tavalon Oct 2014 #52

I believe we should act hysterically as well. MontyPow Oct 2014 #60

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Well, when you repeatedly make irrational arguments, eventually people get tired of it. eggplant Oct 2014 #72

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Civility is much more important than flippantly MontyPow Oct 2014 #101

You're a registered Independent? IOW, a TROLL. nt Ilsa Oct 2014 #103

Finally, your reasoned response comes through! KMOD Oct 2014 #61

The way to ensure that ebola doesn't become an epidemic in other countries rocktivity Oct 2014 #66

I agree..The country does not have a grip on the medical management phase yet. FarPoint Oct 2014 #77

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Better safe than sorry? Then why don't you just advocate Ilsa Oct 2014 #105

was done from pure political reasons MFM008 Oct 2014 #81

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Putting her in a tent outside the hospital is politics. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #104

...^ that 840high Oct 2014 #57

are you people serious in your petty argument? she was over there caring for the sick. seabeyond Oct 2014 #96

Are you kidding? treestar Oct 2014 #37

I was sympathetic... SoapBox Oct 2014 #30

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As she has actually worked with Ebola patients and has medical degrees she is an expert. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #49

All the others infected Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #112

For me, it was her angry self-righteous screed, flattering herself about how TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #70

sue the bastards for making nurses, like teachers the scapegoats for a cowardly whereisjustice Oct 2014 #35

agree totally loveandlight Oct 2014 #94

Headline: Ebola Isolated nurse slams Chris Christie's Ebola quarantine policy Raine1967 Oct 2014 #42

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Christie doesn't have a clue what his authority is tavalon Oct 2014 #54

I hope she does sue. oldandhappy Oct 2014 #56

and what about everyone else that's been in mandatory quarantine? TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #63

They're not well connected CDC employees or Doctors Without Borders volunteers TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #68

Since she has no symptoms, she cannot transmit the virus to anyone. Therefore, it makes no sense to greatlaurel Oct 2014 #116

Good. wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #74

She's being held in a TENT????? n/t AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #80

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Citation fail. blackspade Oct 2014 #86

It's the Wall Street Journal - Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #91

In a building adjacent the hospital Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #90

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I have not seen a definitive statement about heat. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #95

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Hospitals are set up for isolation. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #102

You mean her Masters in Public Health? Ilsa Oct 2014 #106

She has a good case Gothmog Oct 2014 #89

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Thank Gawd you don't have to worry any more. Darb Oct 2014 #113

Let the Jersey taxpayer foot the bill Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #110

I would probably wait Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #111

So can the states sue her if she whistler162 Oct 2014 #114

Some people here need to self quarantine themselves from posting wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #118