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re: OT doctors/nurses, how do you guys stay well
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:52 am to lsunurse
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:52 am to lsunurse
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till doesn't stop most hospitals making it mandatory.
Another hospital I worked a nursing job at(I no longer work there cause of school)....if you didn't get your flu shot...you were fired.
That sounds extreme. We either get it or wear a mask 6 months out of the year. ( think it's aug-mar)
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Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:53 am to TheAlmightySmash
Adding you to the antivacc whacko list
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:53 am to musick
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if you didnt get it you had to wear a mask in the hospital.
That is the policy at my current job. I'm claustrophobic as hell. No way I can wear a mask for 12+ hours straight from October until March/April.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:56 am to musick
Most hospitals around Austin you have the choice of a mask or the vaccine . 
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:00 am to tigerinthebueche
I have noticed, after having three kids, that we don't get sick as much. I am assuming your body builds up immunity very quickly.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:03 am to Cosmo
quote:
Adding you to the antivacc whacko list
it's a flu shot not a measles vaccine. relax.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:06 am to tigerinthebueche
I've been a respiratory therapist for 25 years, I didn't start to get sick until my kids went to school...
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:07 am to Cosmo
quote:
Adding you to the antivacc whacko list
There are a couple nurses at work that are VERY anti flu vaccine. They are avoiding the vaccine for now, I'm just waiting until they are made to wear the mask. I just roll my eyes behind their backs when they go on their anti flu shot rants.
I really have no issue getting a flu shot each year. I just make sure to get it when I have a few days off of work after in case I feel achy or get a low grade fever. I did get sick the week I got mine. But...I had been taking care of a lot of kids with human rhinovirus that week so I'm not tinfoil hat enough to think the shot actually got me sick.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 am to tigerinthebueche
Pillars of health:
1. diet - keep processed carbs to a minimum (add healthy fats), intermittent fasting
2. maximize eustress - exercise (low volume, high intensity)
3. minimize distress - reduce TV, social media, avoid chronic low intensity things (including traditional cardio). Yep, I said it.
4. manage residual stress - mindfullness and meditation, spiritual practices
5. 6 to 7.5 hours of sleep per night (individually varies)
Do these and you will be more resilient in many areas (including immune function)
1. diet - keep processed carbs to a minimum (add healthy fats), intermittent fasting
2. maximize eustress - exercise (low volume, high intensity)
3. minimize distress - reduce TV, social media, avoid chronic low intensity things (including traditional cardio). Yep, I said it.
4. manage residual stress - mindfullness and meditation, spiritual practices
5. 6 to 7.5 hours of sleep per night (individually varies)
Do these and you will be more resilient in many areas (including immune function)
This post was edited on 12/14/15 at 10:15 am
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 am to tigerinthebueche
Everyone needs to practice good hand hygiene. That has to be part of the culture.
edit: oh and also, NY state made flu vaccinations mandatory, but you can get an exemption if you agree to wear a mask through the entire flu season. Most people get it but anyone who doesn't want one can just wear a mask. That cuts down on flu transmission (it's mostly for the sake of our patients though because we don't want to pass the flu to someone who's got a compromised immune system)
edit: oh and also, NY state made flu vaccinations mandatory, but you can get an exemption if you agree to wear a mask through the entire flu season. Most people get it but anyone who doesn't want one can just wear a mask. That cuts down on flu transmission (it's mostly for the sake of our patients though because we don't want to pass the flu to someone who's got a compromised immune system)
This post was edited on 12/14/15 at 9:13 am
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:12 am to Hog on the Hill
quote:
Everyone needs to practice good hand hygiene
After reading the latest hand washing after you pee thread on here.....I realized just how nasty many of you frickers really are
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:13 am to lsunurse
quote:Pee is usually sterile but still gross. But yeah please wash your hands after you pee if you're in my office
After reading the latest hand washing after you pee thread on here.....I realized just how nasty many of you frickers really are
This post was edited on 12/14/15 at 9:14 am
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:13 am to tigerinthebueche
January 1st of every year I walk straight in and lick all the buttons on the elevator.
A personal immunization plan, if you will
A personal immunization plan, if you will
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:21 am to lsunurse
But our immune systems are outstanding.
Wife, a teacher, had a parent that was a doctor and he told her that he is never sick. She asked how he does it and he said to never touch your face.
Wife, a teacher, had a parent that was a doctor and he told her that he is never sick. She asked how he does it and he said to never touch your face.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:28 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:What about the mental wellness- some of the folks in the medical field that post in the OT threads seem to be in need of couch sessions with Dr. Morgus.
OT doctors/nurses, how do you guys stay well by tigerinthebueche
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:50 am to lsunurse
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:55 am to CrimsonTideMD
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:58 am to tigerinthebueche
I don't get exposed to colds anymore than an office worker. Fortunately you can't catch COPD, Cardiac disease, morbid obesity or cancer....that's the type shite I see daily in adult acute care. You aren't getting an ICU bed for colds...but like nurse said, I wash my hands constantly because getting c-diff would suck.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 10:04 am to jennBN
At work now we are seeing a ton of babies with parainfluenza. Only a few kids with actual flu. And of course it seems like everyone has human rhinovirus on top of it. RSV is just starting to trickle in as well. We always get several refugees as well that may possibly have TB. We only have one negative pressure room on the floor though so can only have one TB patient at a time.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 10:58 am to tigerinthebueche
The first year I was a peds ICU I was sick all the time like lsunurse said. After that, it got a whole lot better. Now, I work in the OR but am around snotty kids all the time and still don't get sick. Probably a combination of being immunized, eating clean--ish, and exercising.
The flu shot is a scam. Every year it's less than 40% effective because it is not the correct vaccine of the more popular strain and the only reason hospitals mandate it is because medicaid/medicare reimburses at a higher rate if over a certain percentage of employees get the flu shot.
The flu shot is a scam. Every year it's less than 40% effective because it is not the correct vaccine of the more popular strain and the only reason hospitals mandate it is because medicaid/medicare reimburses at a higher rate if over a certain percentage of employees get the flu shot.
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