85% RN's say their hospital has not provided education on Ebola [View all]

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http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/entry/u.s.-hospitals-fall-far-short-in-emergency-planning-as-first-ebola-case-rep

Nurses Call for Stepped Up Action in U.S. and Africa

◾More than 60 percent of RNs say their hospital is not prepared for the Ebola virus.
◾80 percent say their hospital has not communicated to them any policy regarding potential admission of patients infected by Ebola
◾85 percent say their hospital has not provided education on Ebola
◾30 percent say their hospital has insufficient supplies of eye protection (face shields or side shields with goggles) and fluid resistant gowns
◾65 percent say their hospital fails to reduce the number of patients they must care for to accommodate caring for an “isolation” patient