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Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Texas described widespread concerns in their hospitals about inadequate preparedness at a time at least two nurses have been tested positive for the Ebola virus in a hospital where one patient infected by the disease has died. The call came just hours after NNU released a statement by RNs who work at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas voicing frustration and concern over what they viewed as a lack of preparation and training at their hospital, the first in the U.S. to see, first a patient with Ebola who subsequently died, and now an RN who has been infected with the virus. In the statement, the Texas RNs described confusion in the hospital over policies in responding to patients with Ebola, inadequate advance training and availability of proper personal protective equipment, and changing guidelines. In the end, the nurses, said they felt “unsupported, unprepared and deserted to handle the situation on their own.” “Sadly, the problems expressed by the heroic Texas Health Presbyterian RNs was predictable in our fragmented, uncoordinated private healthcare system, and it mirrors concerns we’ve heard from nurses across the U.S.,” said NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro. It is the circumstances in Dallas, which have mirror the concerns nurses across the U.S. have been expressing, both on the call and via an online NNU survey filled out by more than 2,500 nurses that have prompted NNU to call on President Obama to mandate improved safety standards in U.S. health facilities. “Not one more patient, nurse, or healthcare worker should be put at risk due to a lack of health care facility preparedness,” DeMoro said in the letter to President Obama. “The United States should be setting the example on how to contain and eradicate the Ebola virus.” The letter also states: “Every healthcare employer must be directed to follow the Precautionary Principle and institute the following: • Optimal personal protective equipment
for Ebola that meets the highest standards used by the University of Nebraska Medical Center • F u l l - b o d y hazmat suits that meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F1670 standard for blood penetration, the ASTM F1671 standard for viral penetration, and that leave no skin exposed or unprotected and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-approved powered air purifying respirators with an assigned protection factor of at least 50 – or a higher standard as appropriate. • There shall be at least two direct care registered nurses caring for each Ebola patient with additional RNs assigned as needed based on the direct care RN’s professional judgment with no additional patient care assignments. • There will be continuous interactive training with the RNs who are exposed to patients. There will also be continuous updated training and education for all RNs that is responsive to the changing nature of disease. This would entail continuous interactive training and expertise from facilities where state of the art disease containment is occurring. • If the Employer has a program with standards that exceed those used by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the higher standard shall be used. The Ebola pandemic and the exposure of health care workers to the virus represent a clear and present danger to public health. We know that without these mandates to health care facilities we are putting registered nurses, physicians and other healthcare workers at extreme risk. They are our first line of defense. We would not send soldiers to the battlefield without armor and weapons. In conclusion, not one more patient, nurse, or healthcare worker should be put at risk due to a lack of health care facility preparedness. The United States should be setting the example on how to contain and eradicate the Ebola virus. Nothing short of your mandate that optimal standards apply is acceptable to the nurses of this nation,” the letter from DeMoro to the President concludes.
‘RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns’ coming to Descanso Gardens ‘RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns’ coming to Descanso Gardens Unique family-friendly Halloween event runs Oct. 3 to Nov. 2 Lighting up the night this October in Los Angeles is a unique allages nighttime Halloween extravaganza, “RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns.” More than 5,000 hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns created by professional artists and sculptors are arranged in artful displays throughout a 1/3-mile scenic trail within Descanso Gardens (1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011). Set against a backdrop of the Rose Garden, spectators are invited to discover intricately carved images of favorite celebrities and sports figures as well as other large-scale displays based on popular themes. The entire family-friendly 45-minute stroll through the grounds is a multi-sensory experience that is sure to be a lasting annual family tradition. Tickets are available
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for advance purchase only at www.therise.org. Ticket prices vary from $18-28 based on date and time. Discounts available for seniors. Kids 2 and under get in for free. The event is held for 23 nights beginning October 3 through November 2, 2014, during varying evening hours ranging from 5:30pm - 10:30pm. “The RISE” is a rain or shine event. Parking is available for free and refreshments and merchandise are available as well on site. The surface of the trail is stroller and wheelchair accessible. Some of the themes that will be featured at “The RISE” this year include:
Hollywood Walk of Fame, a kids’ section featuring popular movie characters and child-friendly images, sports stars, pop culture celebrities such as the Kardashian sisters, dinosaurs, TV shows such as “Big Bang Theory” and “Walking Dead,” movies like “The Wizard of Oz,” and other popular iconic Halloween images. For additional information about “RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns,” photos or to schedule an interview with a “RISE” producer, please email Debbi Katz at dkatz@therise. org or Shannon Johnson @ sjohnson@therise.org.
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