Nollywood
actress turned nurse ,Regina Askia has taken a brave decision to work
at a US Ebola Center.Regina who works at a hospital in NewYork was
asked to look for volunteers to work at the center, but on a second
thought, the mother of 3 decided to join as a volunteer .She announced
on facebook
My
job was looking for Nurses to volunteer for the Ebola center which was
moved from our building to another location. My male colleagues said
they would do it for 200 dollars per hour, ....C'mon Regina , gotta get
on the team...they said. I was not smiling (I am captain of my 3 kid
team). Not one female nurse volunteered (lol). We ALL had to demonstrate
proper use of PPE equipment and be proficient with the Ebola protocol. I
was full of thoughts as I watched the display, hoods, masks, gowns,
boots....almost like a nightmare. Home news had it that Nigerians washed
their hands, didn't hug as much, monitored their temps and on the first
signs of malaise drank the ORT (oral rehydration therapy) until
symptoms passed. Were we once again trying to kill mosquitoes with
bazookas? I wasn't going to wait to find out. In a daze I got with the
program to become "an Ebola ready Nurse". More power to all the nurses
on the grind - Goodluck!!
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