I am considering leaving the hospital until the end of the pandemic. Not necessarily because of the ill patients. Mostly because of the politics. I understand that there is a shortage of staff for COVID units. My issue is, the hospital I work for is constantly creating new COVID units for patients that are asymptomatic. I've learned these hospitals are getting additional funding from the relief programs put in place by the government. The hospitals gain additional funding if the patients are placed on vents as well. I've noticed MDs and rr therapists are forcing us to place them on vents even if they do not meet the criteria.....
I am becoming extremely overwhelmed and am sick of what I am seeing. I hate how the system is taking advantage of these extremely difficult and emotional taxing times...I don't want to be a part of this anymore.
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
I have trouble believing that acute care facilities are admitting asymptomatic covid patients. Perhaps the appendectomy patient has asymptomatic covid but...
You have trouble believing it because it’s insanity. Especially how short staffed we are. But here we are. Literally no fever no SOB not on oxygen not receiving treatment for anything else, literal walkie talkie patients... none of my coworkers understand and we all just assume money must somehow be involved because it makes no sense. I probably would be skeptical just reading it too but I’m living it and it’s hard to not talk about it.
You have trouble believing it because it’s insanity. Especially how short staffed we are. But here we are. Literally no fever no SOB not on oxygen not receiving treatment for anything else, literal walkie talkie patients... none of my coworkers understand and we all just assume money must somehow be involved because it makes no sense. I probably would be skeptical just reading it too but I’m living it and it’s hard to not talk about it.
Thank you for your post. My position is and has always been nurses need to not be afraid to speak out on what they see especially if it is contrary to public perception.
Like I said before I’m sure initially they came in with complaints initially but many never even required oxygen and they are on day 3 of admission ... so some type of loophole to get them in the door but we are seriously doing nothing for them they are essentially OBS patients but we are way to overrun to be doing this right now.
The issue of overflowing the covid patients to other floors just started and might not last long, it’s possible now that our numbers are going up they will tighten the criteria for admission? I’ll have to actually talk to management about it which I haven’t done yet as I just worked a night shift and am reflecting on these ever changing policies and issues arising. In my experience mistakes are made and get quickly corrected but when the issue initially arises we are all up in arms (like back in March when we were forbidden to wear masks) we all flipped out and they fixed that rather quickly too.
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
1 hour ago, ohbejoyful said:
You have trouble believing it because it’s insanity. Especially how short staffed we are. But here we are. Literally no fever no SOB not on oxygen not receiving treatment for anything else, literal walkie talkie patients... none of my coworkers understand and we all just assume money must somehow be involved because it makes no sense. I probably would be skeptical just reading it too but I’m living it and it’s hard to not talk about it.
I have trouble believing it because I personally know health professionals working in NY, PA, OH, MI, IL, IN, LA, FL, HI and AK. They aren't seeing wards of asymptomatic covid patients with no reason to be hospitalized. If your claim is true, you are working for a deeply dishonest and corrupt enterprise. You should report the obvious fraud to the proper authorities.
I continue to maintain that it is much more likely that the patients are admitted for other health concerns and then identified as asymptomatic covid carriers.
I’m gonna say that I don’t believe the validity of this post... and leave it at that...
This sounds like someone trying to create a conspiracy to validate a false theory that doctors and hospitals are part of a huge conspiracy together to falsify covid numbers/care/severity...
We all know that is a huge crime, and would have to be a conspiracy among several levels of administration... and how do they disperse that money to each other?
you can’t just intubate a patient either...
if they don’t “meet criteria,” they are aware and awake, saturating well, and in control of their airway. They’d have to consent to being intubated for no reason... I don’t see that happening.
And we know that respiratory therapists don’t make more money in the shift by intubating more people, right?
And the RT is making you put them on vents? That is nonsensical on a few levels. RTs usually put the patient on a vent by order of a doctor. The RT doesn’t tell the nurse to put the patient on a vent.
Next... the amount of extra work that goes into a covid patient is insanely expensive for the hospital, and I can hardly see the “bump” they get covering those costs. You should see what they have to do to an OR before and after a + patient comes in... and all the people in bunny suits taking them back and forth.. extra supplies... the amount of cleaning and UV zapping and the time it takes away from the OR schedule.. insanely expensive
There’s more I could pick apart here, but I’m just gonna say I don’t believe this.
LouDogg, you took the words right out of my mouth. I am sick and tired of conspiracy theories and just plain stupidity hijacking social media and now Allnurses! Keep this crap on 4Chan, 8Chan and QAnon but keep the lies and *** away from Allnurses.
Distant family member who was on bi-pap doing well and got off but then had a set back. Second, daughter was told she was getting vented "to let her lungs rest" right then I knew it was a lie to the family. They should of been truthful that this is last effort and that the mortality is high.
Yes, I am a 20+ experienced nurse in ED/telemetry/ICU.
My humbled opinion.
Just curious, how bad was the setback? Was the lie the family member's lungs needed to rest or that she didn't need the vent? I'm confused.
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I have trouble believing that acute care facilities are admitting asymptomatic covid patients. Perhaps the appendectomy patient has asymptomatic covid but...