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re: Ebola survivor Pham plans to sue hospital
Posted on 3/2/15 at 9:55 am to lsunurse
Posted on 3/2/15 at 9:55 am to lsunurse
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So if you were in TX and have a young Asian nurse named Nina(cause her name would be on her namebadge and she has to introduce herself to you)...you wouldn't wonder at all if that was Nina Pham?
Not particularly. But I'm the person that couldn't tell you my anesthesiologist's name for my surgery 6 weeks ago, let alone any of the nurse's names. I get the feeling I'm not alone is that.
Not to mention, it has been a long time since the whole Ebola thing. Her name is not on anyone's minds for the most part IMO. If she can't be a nurse anymore, it is only because she chooses not to be.
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Posted on 3/2/15 at 9:58 am to LNCHBOX
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Not particularly. But I'm the person that couldn't tell you my anesthesiologist's name for my surgery 6 weeks ago, let alone any of the nurse's names. I get the feeling I'm not alone is that.
You're not alone.
Maybe if I am reading this story and she walks in the room I will think, but next week I will have forgotten about it.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 9:59 am to LNCHBOX
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But I'm the person that couldn't tell you my anesthesiologist's name for my surgery 6 weeks ago,
Well that is just dumb. If there is anyone you research about and learn about prior to a scheduled surgery....it's the anesthesiologist. They are the person responsible for keeping you alive during surgery. That would be a name you want to know and remember.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:02 am to lsunurse
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Well that is just dumb.
Not really.
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If there is anyone you research about and learn about prior to a scheduled surgery....it's the anesthesiologist. They are the person responsible for keeping you alive during surgery.
Gee thanks, I didn't know what he did.
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That would be a name you want to know and remember.
Why? There were no issues. I now he lives a few blocks from me when we talked before surgery, but other than that I couldn't tell you anything about him other than he is apparently good at his job and didn't kill me.
I have no use to memorize his name, let alone some random nurse. You seem to have an overinflated sense of how important you are.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:04 am to tigerskin
Good for her. It's a shame she and other healthcare workers had to go through such a scary ordeal in order for protocols to be updated adequately.
She's a sharp cookie. I bet she goes to work for some kind of advocacy PR firm or some other organization that makes sure standards are upheld in other parts of the US/World.
She's a sharp cookie. I bet she goes to work for some kind of advocacy PR firm or some other organization that makes sure standards are upheld in other parts of the US/World.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:04 am to LNCHBOX
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If she can't be a nurse anymore, it is only because she chooses not to be.
Her claims of still having issues after Ebola don't seem to be unfounded...
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The results of the survey, a copy of which was seen by Al Jazeera, outline a raft of physical, social and psychological problems the survivors are experiencing.
Seventy-nine percent, for example, now suffer from joint pain; 42 percent have problems sleeping, while more than one-third of those surveyed experienced peeling of the skin. Many others reported problems with their reproductive system.
Article said Pham was having issues with sleeping and body aches. So sounds like she might be dealing with long term issues from this...stuff that will def affect her being able to work in the capacity as an inpatient nurse(you need to be on your feet all day and have the stamina to work 12 hour shifts).
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Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:06 am to yurintroubl
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She's a sharp cookie. I bet she goes to work for some kind of advocacy PR firm or some other organization that makes sure standards are upheld in other parts of the US/World.
She could easily get a job working for one of the nursing unions. They would likely love for her to be a public face for fair nursing working environments.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:06 am to lsunurse
You can still be a nurse with joint pain. She doesn't have to do inpatient stuff.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:07 am to lsunurse
Sorry but I don't think being a nurse is that physically demanding. Poor girl will have to work 3 twelve hour shifts a week. The horror 
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:11 am to lsunurse
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lsunurse
Slight hijack.
What do the respiratory care folks make in the Phoenix area? NICU or peds? Someone I know is considering a career change and a move out west. TIA
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:13 am to SuperSaint
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Sorry but I don't think being a nurse is that physically demanding
She worked on an adult floor though. You have to run a code on an adult and perform chest compressions that is physically exhausting(you usually break a rib if you are properly doing compressions...so that should tell you how much you have to push). Plus you are lifting heavy patients all the time. So yes...it can be physically demanding.
When I sprained my ankle I was forbidden from going back to work. Not allowed to work if you can't put full weight on both feet. If I were to break my foot or a hand...I can't work due to the physical demands of my job.
Point is...this was a young, healthy active girl before she contracted Ebola. Now she can't live the same life she had before this. She got Ebola due to the lousy procedures in place by the hospital. They didn't do what they should have to protect her. If she is gonna have long term health issues due to this...and not be able to work in the same capacity she did before or even enjoy the same quality of life she had before this.....why shouldn't she sue the hospital?
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:14 am to LNCHBOX
How many others that cared for Mr. Duncan actually laid hands on him or were in very close proximity for long periods of time. I hope she takes that hospital system fot all it's worth! That hospital system and most others don't give a rats arse about employees, much less the patients. Been there for 28 years worth.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:15 am to Isabelle
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I hope she takes that hospital system fot all it's worth! That hospital system and most others don't give a rats arse about employees, much less the patients. Been there for 28 years worth.
Great idea. Then you'll (well, they'll) bitch and complain about jobs.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:15 am to Smalls
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Slight hijack. What do the respiratory care folks make in the Phoenix area? NICU or peds? Someone I know is considering a career change and a move out west. TIA
That I have no idea more than a quick google search. I know RTs don't do horribly out here though (from what I've heard)...but couldn't tell you specifics. Sorry I can't be of more help
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:17 am to bigpetedatiga
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Plenty of medical professions working in their field after suing their employers.
I have seen a couple of surgeons get fired by one hospital, sue them, then walk across the street and start working for the competition.
But it's the single hardest industry on the planet where you can do this and get away with it.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:21 am to SuperSaint
Super Saint you have no clue until you walk in out shoes. I hope you are never in a hospital that's all about the $$ because you'll be lucky to see a nurse once a day. Nursing is physically very difficult and cutbacks have lessened the number of workers that can act as a team when the physical level is too much for one person. Glad I made it out of the business with only three cervical fusions. Lucky I didn't lose teeth when I was kicked in the face by a patient coming out of anesthesia.
Good luck if you ever need to be hospitalized.
Good luck if you ever need to be hospitalized.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:21 am to lsunurse
Appreciate it.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:25 am to Isabelle
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That hospital system and most others don't give a rats arse about employees, much less the patients
That is pretty much many hospitals. Staffing is the first thing cut back on when they have budget issues. They simply do not give a shite about patient safety(think I'm exaggerating?....talk to nurses all over the US right now and see what they are doing in their hospitals with staffing ratios...several hospitals are making nurses take more patients than they really should to save money). Only time they care...is when shite goes down. Then they will NOT have the nurse's back and find any way they can to throw her under the bus.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:27 am to Isabelle
On the other hand, SuperSaint, most nurses do not have a very physically demanding job because they they don't do what's expected. Lol some don't even see their patients once in a 12 hour shift. They make up their documentation throughout their shifts. Worked with quite a few like that. Management didn't want to hear about it so they continue to do nothing at work.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:29 am to Isabelle
I find myself taking the CYA (COVER YOUR arse)approach now at work all the time. Document everything I can think of so they can't try to blame me for not doing something or alerting the doctor. I've become very thorough in my charting now because of this. You just cannot expect a hospital to have your back as a nurse. You just have to do your job and do the best for your patient and chart so the hospital can't throw you under the bus if that patient sues the hospital later on.
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