Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health states that the province is considering a call from the province’s nurses to let them decide when they should don N95 respirator masks as they treat COVID-19 patients.
The request by the nurses’ union concerning the masks would be assessed by the province’s public health department.
The president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union had been seeking an answer on whether a written commitment would be provided.
Nurses in Manitoba have also asked for permission to use their clinical judgment to determine access to personal protection equipment or PPE, pointing out that health workers in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario have already signed such an agreement with health agencies.
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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51205344
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449