THE TRUTH ABOUT GERMS SCOTT SMITH COVID-19 is very personal to me, as my daughter, a front-line worker, was infected at a Cape Cod Nursing Home, along with at least 25 other front-line workers as covered in the Cape Cod Times. She was lucky, but, to date, at least 20 residents at the Cape Cod Nursing Home have died due to COVID-19. Despite having N95 masks and full PPE gear, many have been and continue to be infected with COVID-19. This suggests that we need more research and investigation into the transmission of COVID-19 via surfaces. Especially in light of the attached information, simple logic suggests that SARS-CoV-2 droplets end up on surfaces .............. |
THE TRUTH ABOUT GERMS SCOTT SMITH COVID-19 is very personal to me, as my daughter, a front-line worker, was infected at a Cape Cod Nursing Home, along with at least 25 other front-line workers as covered in the Cape Cod Times. She was lucky, but, to date, at least 20 residents at the Cape Cod Nursing Home have died due to COVID-19. Despite having N95 masks and full PPE gear, many have been and continue to be infected with COVID-19. This suggests that we need more research and investigation into the transmission of COVID-19 via surfaces. Especially in light of the attached information, simple logic suggests that SARS-CoV-2 droplets end up on surfaces .............. |
| Joyce Batcheller ALSN Spotlight Interview My decision to become a nurse occurred at age 5, and my nursing career thus far spans 40+ years. My clinical background includes a variety of roles in critical care nursing with a cardiovascular specialty focus. I served as the SVP/system chief nursing officer (CNO) of a large health system in Texas for 19 years. In order to create a better balance between academic and practice partners, there are key issues facing both. For example, we need to prepare nurses for the roles of the future especially as we move from inpatient to outpatient settings. We need to promote and advocate for a culture of health addressing the social determinants of health............... |
Joyce Batcheller ALSN Spotlight Interview My decision to become a nurse occurred at age 5, and my nursing career thus far spans 40+ years. My clinical background includes a variety of roles in critical care nursing with a cardiovascular specialty focus. I served as the SVP/system chief nursing officer (CNO) of a large health system in Texas for 19 years. In order to create a better balance between academic and practice partners, there are key issues facing both. For example, we need to prepare nurses for the roles of the future especially as we move from inpatient to outpatient settings. We need to promote and advocate for a culture of health addressing the social determinants of health............... |
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CBS News & COVID 19 Droplets Surface Transmission |
CBS News & COVID 19 Droplets Surface Transmission |
| Keith Carlson - Nurses Take DC 2018 speech! |
Keith Carlson - Nurses Take DC 2018 speech! |
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What we DON’T know about disinfectants, can KILL us! |
What we DON’T know about disinfectants, can KILL us! |
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This week I had the opportunity to observe an EMT deliver a patient to the hospital room next to my mother’s room. When they brought the stretcher out they cleaned it right in front of me. Using a spray bottle and paper towels, they rapidly wiped over surfaces, missing large areas of the cart and equipment attached to the cart. It occurred to me that this act of “disinfecting” for COVID-19 is happening ALL over the Country and the world. Why is that a problem? My guest is Scott Smith, CEO of AquaFlex, inventor of BioFoam and expert on cleaning and disinfection following all the major water contamination events since 2010 (more than 60 in the US and abroad). He will tell us the dangers of not understanding how disinfection works and what causes it NOT to work. This is a subject that should be shouted from every rooftop in the world in this time of COVID-19. Join us as we enter a dangerous world of contamination and learn what WILL help! |
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Upcoming Show...Racism: Health Impacts on People of Color September 7th, 2020, @10 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel |
Upcoming Show...Racism: Health Impacts on People of Color September 7th, 2020, @10 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel |
This show is being repeated due to the huge number of people who have listened to it. It was originally aired on June 1, 2020, just 7 days following the murder of George Floyd by police, It followed a week of explosions, grief, and mourning in my State, Minnesota, the country, and the world on top of a pressure cooker of 3 months under the threat of COVID-19 changing every aspect of our lives. I simply could not move on without addressing it. I invited my friend Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, who was on the show in September to discuss Race Disparity in Healthcare. She joined me to attempt to put some perspective on how we are in this place in time and space that the world is in today. Dr. Dunkley passionately advocates for systematic improvement in diversity & inclusion within nursing and for the eradication racial health disparities related to Black maternal health outcomes. We discussed the reality of applying unremitting pressure to people unable to control major portions of their life and how that erupts at a crucial time. This story was even MORE impactful to me as I have lived in both the Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhoods where the looting and destruction took place. |
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