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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 08:32 AM Jul 2020

If you were an out-of-state nurse...

...would you consider risking your life to help out in a 'hot-spot' state where people are holding 'COVID-19 Parties' to spread the virus?

...I don't think I would...

...I heard that this morning on NBC Today...

...there are no bounds to the stupidity of some people...

...good luck, have fun and enjoy your Coronies...

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If you were an out-of-state nurse... (Original Post) myohmy2 Jul 2020 OP
Nope and I would have a deep talk to any person who did consider this. lark Jul 2020 #1
I'm a Pediatric hospice nurse in Chicagoland. I am trying really hard to not mucifer Jul 2020 #2

lark

(23,091 posts)
1. Nope and I would have a deep talk to any person who did consider this.
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 08:36 AM
Jul 2020

They did this maliciously and should be turned away from hospitals unless they are actually dying (although this won't happen). Do they deserve to die, yes, if they were there themselves, but what about the innocent people they will infect? Wish we could separate them out and give the others the treatment they deserve.

mucifer

(23,530 posts)
2. I'm a Pediatric hospice nurse in Chicagoland. I am trying really hard to not
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 08:47 AM
Jul 2020

spread things. Luckily we have N95 and face shields for me to use when I visit our kids since they pretty much all have aerosolized meds.

I had thought about working extra hours if Covid hit Chicago really bad and they needed extra nurses in the McCormick Place facility the governor set up. They ended up using very few beds there and closed it because the plan they had worked really well. Anyway, I felt that I really wanted to help that way but the risks of bringing covid into high risk homes of my little patients and their grandparents living in their homes wasn't worth it.

Illinois' numbers are slowly rising again and the restaurants are open to low capacity. I bet we shut down soon. No where in this country is safe.

I would bet every state has young covidiots.

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