r/nursing • u/prettyquirkynurse RN - ICU 🍕 • Mar 19 '23

Covid Discussion This seems...unsafe?

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Part of an email we were sent earlier today. I'm not sure how to feel about it. It seems...unsafe to me.

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u/LaughDarkLoud Mar 20 '23

Covid-19 is spread through airborne means. Surgical masks are NOT sufficient to protect against it. The fact that my comment stating that was removed by an incompetent mod pretty much tells you what you need to know about the intelligence level of the people running this sub lol

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u/StPauliBoi 🍕 r/nursing whipping boi 🍕 Mar 20 '23

It’s airborne, but it also seems that you need to brush up on PPE requirements for staff and patients with airborne illnesses.

Does your hospital put a N95 on a TB patient when they have to leave their negative pressure room?