No idea. I don't live in a state with unionized nurses. My hospital has the gear though. They didn't before all this, but have ordered the appropriate gear for staff to care for an Ebola patient if one was here.
But....the gear isn't hazmat suits...which I think is what the unions are demanding. It's impermeable gowns, aprons, boot covers, hoods and face shields/masks(likely N95 unless that changes) with a couple layers of gloves that go up your arm more than regular gloves. All of your skin will be covered with this though(unlike some of those nurses in Dallas).

I actually start special training next week on how to properly put on and take off all the gear. 3 hours of training. Not yet for all staff...we are just the ones that volunteered to be trained first. Then we will help train others.

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Posted by mmcgrath

Indianapolis

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 3:00 pm to lsunurse

quote:
I actually start special training next week on how to properly put on and take off all the gear. 3 hours of training. Not yet for all staff...we are just the ones that volunteered to be trained first. Then we will help train others.

Good to hear.

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Posted by BamaAtl

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 3:52 pm to lsunurse

It's good to hear that they're taking the time to offer specialized training. A note, when we (Emory) initially started prepping for our patient(s) on July 31st, we quickly realized that N95 masks were not going to be comfortable for 8-12 hours in an isolation room setting. That's why we made the switch to PAPRs.

If you'd like to compare with what we're doing, we recently released all of our protocols surrounding Ebola and the SCDU, at Emory ebola protocols . We also included videos that show the proper method of donning/doffing this level of ppe.

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