CSPAN Guest Nurse Caller COVID-19

I speak at the 34:25 mark to provide education on the 7am live episode of the Washington Journal broadcasted by CSPAN radio. Being healthy doesn't excuse us from the obligation to take preventative measures for our fellow man/woman/vulnerable child that may be high risk

		I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE PRACTITIONER AND MY CERTIFICATION IS PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE.
00:34:34		John McArdle WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE SO FAR AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT YOUR OFFICE?
00:34:41		I ACTUALLY AM NO LONGER WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS. I HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT ARE. I AM WORKING MORE WITHIN THE GOVERNMENTAL SIDE OF THINGS AND I CANNOT NECESSARILY COMMENT FURTHER BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO DISCLAIM. WHAT I DID WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE MISINFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE CORONAVIRUS BEING INFLUENZA. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS AND BEING THE INFLUENZA VIRUS. THIS IS NOT INFLUENZA. THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIRUS. I THINK PEOPLE ARE BEING POLARIZED AS OPPOSED TO -- I THINK THE NARRATIVE MEANS TO BE MORE BALANCED TO SAY MOST PEOPLE WILL RECOVER. IT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE FACT OTHERS WILL RECOVER. THERE WILL BE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL RECOVER, BUT AFTER EXPERIENCING LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS THAT MAY NEED LIFE SUPPORT THROUGH THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION, LUNG AND HEART BYPASS, WHICH IS HAPPENING IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WITHIN THE LONG-TERM CARE NURSING FACILITY. I THINK THE ONES OF US HEALTHIER AND ARE NOT HIGH-RISK. THAT DOES NOT JUST APPLY TO THE ELDERLY. THAT APPLIES TO ANYONE IMMUNO COMPROMISED. ANYONE THAT HAS A CHRONIC MEDICAL HISTORY OF LUNG DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES. IT REALLY IS OUR JOB -- DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT THEM AND DECREASE THEIR RISK EVEN IF THAT MEANS STAYING INDOORS UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET AHEAD OF THIS TO A LARGER EXTENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WISH EVERYONE WELL AND I HOPE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO OVERCOME THIS HEALTH CRISIS WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE ILLNESS.

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