Lets listen to what they have to say about COVID-19.
What does it feel like to be a nurse during the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak?
What are people seeing on the ground of how COVID-19 is impacting hospitals and the people that work there?
Heres are run-through of nurse and other medical professionals reaction to it.
We dont have the luxury of telecommuting.
Theyrecreating memesto keep a sense of humor through the rough times.
Doing nothing may be the hardest thing youve ever had to do in your life.
Many of you say, I could never do that.
I wouldnt be able to stop myself from rushing in and saving my patient.
My patients need me.
Then they became infected, they infected others.
They didnt help anyone after that.
Do not let the deaths of hundreds of healthcare workers be forgotten.
One nurseis reporting that no one knows what the protocol should be for this novel virus.
I have had a kid being tested for Covid for the past three shifts.
Every one has had different processes in place.
I swear they are making shit up in the back room on an hourly basis.
This nurse is very concerned because even handling the flu season was a disaster this year.
We had standing room only in every ER in my site for several days.
They were deputizing clinic nurses to come in and lend their skill to get us through several shifts.
This occurred after months of slipping staffing and high patient ratios.
I consider it a dry run for covid.
That lasted about a week.
This has the potential to go on for several.
Reports of a lack of the proper masks are rampant.
Note: Dont buy these up or stockpile them, save them for our health care workers.
Surgical masks are not sufficient for covid19 because you cant get a good seal.
The general public has been buying them up or stealing them from their local hospitals.
Patients are making it hard for nurses and doctors to do their job.
I work in one of the hospitals based in Southern California.
No, I will not dox myself or give anything more identifying.
visitors and other patients).
This patients impatience exposed everyone in the area, staff, visitors and ambulating patients.
), further exposing staff.
), gift shop, etc.
), we can control access to visitors better than we can police our own coworkers lapses of judgment.
It should be zero visitors.
Because just one exposes us all due to noncompliance.
Another nurseprovides encouragement to newbie nurses just starting on the job as this virus hits.
Remember we are in new territory here, were all struggling together.
Were seeing people when they are frustrated and scared but generally the public are all behind us.
Welcome to the team.
Joining the dark side will be the best and worst decision you ever made.
Nurses are encouraging other nurses to show compassion for each other.
Throw away acct for confidentiality reasons.
But I walked into work last night with a few suspected COVID pts.
Its disgusting the level of ignorance these nurses are showing.
If you werent ready for this kind of work, dont be a nurse.
Compassion isnt limited to these patients; have it for your coworkers, too.Rant: Over.
Lack of communication is an issue.
Yall Im feeling like my hospital is not on the ball.
We have two cases here and there hasnt been much communicate hospital wise.
The sense of not knowing what the plan is is really giving me anxiety.
Id like to think theyre on top of this and just not sharing yet, but honestly idk.
I would feel so much better if I felt like they were being proactive instead of reactive.
Her hospital currently has COVID-19 positive cases and has dedicated floors to specifically treating infected patients.
We are both in our early 30s and healthy.
The thing I need advice on is my wifes behavior/attitude towards the COVID-19 outbreak.
My wife is acting like COVID-19 is not a big deal at all.
Its almost like shes going out of her way to get infected.
hey let me know your professional nursing thoughts.
Thank you so much for all you do, youre literally our heroes.
I can tell you from what I have now witnessed, we are Italy.
There isconfusion abouthow to properly clean yourself after a shift.
My sister is a nurse.
How does she decontaminate safely before going inside our house?
We have a backyard if she needs to disrobe.
Do we prepare a basin of water for her to put her clothes in?
Is bleach the only way we can kill the virus in her scrubs, or is detergent enough?
What can we prepare for her before she gets home?
