re: Confirmed case of Ebola in New York City

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What was the "expert" contemporary CDC directive in that regard?
If it was not to restrict travel on a Cruise Ship, would you concede the CDC policy sucked?
Would you concede the CDC applied expertise sucked?
If CDC policy was not to restrict travel on a Cruise Ship, would you concede the CDC Director should resign?

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There is nothing wrong with the CDC guidelines or the director. No one can write guidelines for every possible situation. However, a medical professional should be able to use common sense when applying the guidelines.

The CDC protocols aren't legal documents. The are guidelines intended for professionals. The additional professional education and experience should tell that person that in the event they do begin to display symptoms the last place they want to be in on a cruise ship at sea.

You can't look at guidelines and say that following them to the letter is good enough. When you know your normal temperature and it rises to 99.5 then you should know that isn't normal. 100.1 and 101.5 and other temperatures are used when determining if something is significant with someone in the general public. However, this nurse realized her temperature was above normal. Using an assistant manager at her hospital as a go between to the CDC shouldn't excuse her from ignoring what she knew herself.