Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Tuesday-day two at the ETC! Post 1

Tuesday I met a new nurse, Jasmine, from Canada. I am so glad she came the same time I did! She has a six week stint as well and it will be nice to have a person to share the learning curve with! She and I "donned" (put on the personal protection equipment) and "doffed" (removing PPE) twice. I feel a lot better about the gear now--but man! That gear is HOT! We walked around in it about 20 min. 20 minutes is about all I can handle right now!  When you "don" there is always a person monitoring you, You go into the "red zone" with a buddy. "Doffing" is monitored as well and someone gives you instructions step-by-step. That was refreshing to learn because there are many steps!! When I get better and develop muscle memory, I will count the steps!
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  1. jayJanuary 14, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    Do you guys have a de-con area or is everything trashed on the way out?

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    1. BridomJanuary 15, 2015 at 2:42 AM

      Remedial knots would have been helpful! I learned some at camp years ago. I can only remember slip knots now. And yes there is a de-con area I will take pictures!

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