Topic: Thomas Eric Duncan

National Nurses United raised concerns regarding the lack of protocols during the treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Anonymous nurses alleged that Duncan was left in a non-isolated area for hours and that blood samples were sent through the hospital's pneumatic tube system. President Obama responded to these safety concerns by publicly hugging and kissing nurses to demonstrate confidence in existing science and safety measures.

Following the death of Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas, reports surfaced of a "computer glitch" that prevented doctors from seeing travel history notes. A listener who is an ER nurse clarifies that the issue is actually a poorly designed electronic health record system that is so difficult to navigate that medical staff frequently bypass it.