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Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:08 pm to Spankum
Exposure to everything builds monster immune systems
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:08 pm to Spankum
When I was a brand new Peds nurse I got sick all the time. Eventually built up a stronger immunity.
I go still get sick but get over it fairly quickly. I also exercise regularly; learn to manage my stress; get the flu shot every year. Am up to date on all my immunizations(including the whooping cough booster shot you need as an adult).
And on our floor our kids are placed on various isolation depending on what they have and I follow the rules on what to wear for each isolation. I also wash my hands very frequently and use the hospital hand sanitizer during my shift.
I go still get sick but get over it fairly quickly. I also exercise regularly; learn to manage my stress; get the flu shot every year. Am up to date on all my immunizations(including the whooping cough booster shot you need as an adult).
And on our floor our kids are placed on various isolation depending on what they have and I follow the rules on what to wear for each isolation. I also wash my hands very frequently and use the hospital hand sanitizer during my shift.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:10 pm to Scruffy
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As a fledgling doctor,
Holy shite, Scruffy M.D.?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:10 pm to JJ27
I have a strong immune system, but when I was in the clinic I used hand sanitizer after every patient I touched and wiped my stethoscope diaphragm with an alcohol swab
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:13 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:Not yet, getting close though.
Scruffy M.D.?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:15 pm to frankreynolds
Yeah I clean my stethoscope frequently and use the disposable ones if the kid is in isolation
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:16 pm to Scruffy
They get all the vaccines
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:16 pm to Spankum
they wash their hands all the time, they slowly develop antibodies, like the kid who ate dirt and now rarely (if ever) gets sick as an adult
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:39 pm to Spankum
When you graduate medical school they give you a shot that makes you immune to 99% of known diseases.
Its part of the reward for getting the MD
Its part of the reward for getting the MD
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:40 pm to lsunurse
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I follow the rules on what to wear for each isolation.
you mean like different types of masks are required to prevent different illnesses or what?....
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:41 pm to kingbob
They wash their hands with hibiclens and gojo
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:43 pm to Spankum
Eat healthily and don't put hands in the mouth.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:47 pm to Spankum
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local medical clinic
Medical clinics are trashy
quote:
flu....frickers were all throwing up, shivering with fever, etc
Trashy, trashy
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:47 pm to Spankum
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you mean like different types of masks are required to prevent different illnesses or what?....
She means Contact vs Droplet vs Standard etc precautions and their indications with certain diseases/suspicions.
ie- you wear a gown, gloves, mask when pt has MRSA sepsis. You wear a mask when they complain of coughing up even a little blood until they are shown to be TB negative.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:54 pm to Hopeful Doc
got it...thanks... 
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:07 pm to kingbob
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in order to build antibodies and develop immunity don't you actually have to contract the illness? Ala chicken pox? So that would mean that doctors would get sick quite often if they don't take preventative measures? I mean, the symptoms of being sick (coughing, fever) is actually your immune system responding to whatever bug you have.
Also, like the flu, aren't there different strains of these bugs that mutate and spread every year?
Also, like the flu, aren't there different strains of these bugs that mutate and spread every year?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:12 pm to Hopeful Doc
And it's a totally different mask for TB. One you have to get fitted for each year. Not the same as a regular surgical mask.
Most of our patients are in contact/droplet isolation right now due to various respiratory illnesses.
Most of our patients are in contact/droplet isolation right now due to various respiratory illnesses.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:12 pm to Mohican
Direct iv of bourbon. It's the miracle cure.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:13 pm to lsunurse
and you buy that summer's eve too right
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