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appleannie1

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17. My daughter is a nurse

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 04:59 PM

Mar 2020

She just spent the last 3 night shifts in a virus unit caring for 4 positive patients, 1 on a vent. She called me today to say she felt safer there than any other part of the hospital because it was the only area where they are wearing protective gear. Even the ER at her hospital does not have masks. She wanted to bring one from home the last time she did a 3 day shift as charge nurse for the entire hospital and was told "NO". The reason, if patients saw her wearing a mask it might make them nervous. She said she is seriously thinking of quitting and volunteering in New York, a place that is taking this seriously.

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From a nurse at Carolina Medical Center to the complainers: [View all] blm Mar 2020 OP

There's no crying in quarantine Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #1

Yes. I'm feeling similar to you. blm Mar 2020 #5

Walk a mile in her shoes. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #2

Nurse Reality, tells everyone what it is really like. There are a lot of couch potatoes sitting ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #3

K&R Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #4

+100000000. THIS ⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆ Duppers Mar 2020 #6

I hear this nurse and others telling up what the front lines of this war are telling us. pazzyanne Mar 2020 #7

This is an ongoing D-Day for them. blm Mar 2020 #13

Well said. wendyb-NC Mar 2020 #8

If you won't quarantine, you should forfeit your right to medical care rainin Mar 2020 #9

Hey, I soooo agree DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #18

What you say... AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2020 #31

OK, you asked for it. Let the virus burn through.... paleotn Mar 2020 #43

K&R bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #10

And to this day, I'm surrounded by Fox watching drones who say FU to all of us ffr Mar 2020 #11

do you have a direct link to this? barbtries Mar 2020 #12

It was a FB post shared. blm Mar 2020 #14

I actually found it on fb barbtries Mar 2020 #19

Facebook. cwydro Mar 2020 #35

It's a real person. Heh blm Mar 2020 #40

Here is the link. Swede Mar 2020 #44

Thanks Swede, barbtries Mar 2020 #46

Some of the Rightwingers in certain parts of NC have blm Mar 2020 #48

I didn't spend a lot of time on the thread, barbtries Mar 2020 #49

Must be hard being in health acre in Trump country. McCamy Taylor Mar 2020 #15

Thank you for sharing...beautifully expressed, so poignant!❤ Karadeniz Mar 2020 #16

My daughter is a nurse appleannie1 Mar 2020 #17

thank her for me. barbtries Mar 2020 #20

Where is she? qwlauren35 Mar 2020 #22

In Virginia, very near Norfolk appleannie1 Mar 2020 #23

She likely wouldn't need to volunteer in New York. They would likely hire Blue_true Mar 2020 #27

My daughter doesn't put up with crap either. appleannie1 Mar 2020 #37

Really good Nurses are simultaneously firm and compassionate, they don't tolerate BS, but they are Blue_true Mar 2020 #45

Geez. blm Mar 2020 #41

K & R...for truth...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #21

I'm sorry but I did not create the present and mrsadm Mar 2020 #24

Is that all you got from that poignant post? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #25

If it's not about ME I'm not interested! ret5hd Mar 2020 #26

No, it's not all I got from that post mrsadm Mar 2020 #30

The Nurse was not referring to you. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #28

When you already know a shoe doesn't fit you why put it on? blm Mar 2020 #29

Kick.... Upthevibe Mar 2020 #32

We ask a lot in the best of times. This is a time of heroes against a ruthless foe. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #33

K&R n/t OhioChick Mar 2020 #34

+ 1000 n/t MFGsunny Mar 2020 #36

These are the words and images that should be on national TV every day. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #38

+1 crickets Mar 2020 #42

Kicked And Recommended nt Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #39

Not Really RobinA Mar 2020 #47