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Nurses are great people!

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Volunteered along with several of my Nurse Refresher students at Channel 2 News Swine Flu phone bank. We received short notice but, several nurses agreed to come and help. Lots of calls from the public with various questions. I think it went a long way to calming peoples fears.

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  1. montag's Avatar
    So is the swine flu just like any other flu? Or is there something more dangerous about this one?
  2. NurseEducator's Avatar
    The issue with the H1N1 is that it is attacking a different population: healthy children and adults and has lead to deaths and numerous hospitalizations for pnuemonia. Flu activity in the United States has declined to about the same as what is normally seen during the summer in the United States. Only a small number of influenza viruses are being reported. Flu is unpredictable, but sporadic cases of flu, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, will likely continue to occur throughout the summer in the United States. Internationally, H1N1 viruses are still circulating, including in the Southern Hemisphere, which is entering its flu season. See the CDC website for up to date international info.
  3. NurseEducator's Avatar
    The issue with the H1N1 is that it is attacking a different population: healthy children and adults and has lead to deaths and numerous hospitalizations for pnuemonia. Flu activity in the United States has declined to about the same as what is normally seen during the summer in the United States. Only a small number of influenza viruses are being reported. Flu is unpredictable, but sporadic cases of flu, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, will likely continue to occur throughout the summer in the United States. Internationally, H1N1 viruses are still circulating, including in the Southern Hemisphere, which is entering its flu season. See the CDC website for up to date international info.