CIPRIANO: I think that's what we were hearing from the nurses in Texas that initially that they were not necessarily following or being instructed to use that higher level of protection. Now I believe that we are seeing that very clearly as part of the instructions because there really is no room for error.</s>TAPPER: My sainted mother is a nurse. You're a nurse. Tell me what your emotional response was when you read this letter, or heard this letter from these nurses at the hospital about what they were not told and how they felt lied to and abandoned. I felt awful. What was your reaction?</s>CIPRIANO: I would hope that these nurses did have an avenue to bring their concerns forward. I don't know why it may have taken some time. I do not know why they didn't believe they could go to their leadership and get that support because we know that again, they have been providing the equipment. We did hear on one broadcast from one of the infection preventionist nurses to say they are doing ongoing training, and they have been. This is actually a very good hospital. They're a magnet-recognized hospital which really stands for excellence. So, I can't really reconcile the difference between what we're hearing from the nurses which would be very unfortunate if that was really the case across the board. I mean obviously, some of their staff felt like they didn't have the support that they needed. I am fairly certain that every hospital leader today again has really stepped up their efforts and certainly they have at Texas Presbyterian.</s>TAPPER: I hope so. Pam Cipriano from the American Nurses Association. Thank you so much. Really appreciate your time. Turning into our world lead, the U.S. military lighting up the sky with airstrike after airstrike today in another attempt to slow down ISIS terrorists. Now the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is telling us he knew of the threat of ISIS back in February and the White House did, too. So why wasn't anything done sooner? That's coming up.
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