Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

[Tirednurseandmomma14]

I am curious to find out if anyone has decided to leave their current job due to the risk of this virus? I work in the Emergency Department and we are now being asked to reuse PPE and to prepare for a surge of COVID 19 patients. This makes me sick to my stomach and concerned for my co workers, other patients along with the risk we bring home to our own families.

[virginislands]

I am sorry for what all nurses are going through. I am under IPN so it's been difficult to get a job. I wish I could help, but maybe it's for the best.

[Elven_RN, ASN, RN]

17 hours ago, Tirednurseandmomma14 said:

That is obsurd! How in the world would you know they are positive when many times they have no symptoms while contagious and when there are not enough tests being done?! Its craziness and not exactly what I signed up for. I'm sorry you have to even debate what to do ?

Pretty much depends on how your shift goes and day by day how this virus pans out and the response of your care system .

At the job I just left for many different reasons, one of their guidelines was that we were not supposed to wear a mask unless we were working within 3 feet of someone displaying active symptoms... :-o. This made me so angry. 3 feet?! That's basically in someone's face. Displaying active symptoms? So basically they had to be hacking AND within 3 feet for us to be permitted to wear masks (when someone can spread the virus before showing any symptoms).

[RN0599, BSN, MSN]

I was working per diem home health. I also share my condo with my elderly mother. She is very susceptible to respiratory infections. Even though I have always maintained good infection control techniques, I just felt it was best all around to stay home with her.

[Lilysart]

I decided to resign after 41 years. If I were younger and did not have asthma,I would gladly work. I am in home health. I gave my 2 week notice.

[Nurselexii]

On 3/25/2020 at 1:40 PM, waufah said:

My brother a nurse in Boston just quit his job due to lack of PPE. He has two young kids and does not want to put them at risk. We both agree that even Florence would turn in her grave if she saw the conditions we are expected to work in.

He is very brave , the great thing about nursing is there are other options maybe he can try utilization and review

[Nurselexii]

23 hours ago, PeachyERNurse said:

I'm seriously considering it now that my hospital is forbidding us from wearing masks unless we’re caring directly for confirmed COVID patients.

Your hospital is very risky

[chulada77, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN]

I m refusing to be absorbed into the hospital (from a surgery center) . I ll let them fire me-don’t care. They didn’t want to tell us who is suspected covid and said we are not allowed to wear even regular masks unless we are right at bedside with a contact precaution patient. It’s ridiculous so I m OUT.

No PPE-this nurse is staying home.

[Florencebyondthepale]

My husband died in February and I have a 16 year old daughter. I’m an ASU nurse and since we are only doing essential surgeries, I initially volunteered to be off as much as possible to allow people who needed the money/hours to have it. Then they said some of us would have to go to the floor, I told them I would not. I haven’t worked on the floor in over 10 years. And being a newly single parent with a child who is just processing losing her dad, I’m not willing to take the risk (I’m also hypertensive with PVCs and PACs r/t sleep apnea). They’ve offered me a position essentially managing our supply of PPE and I’m going to try it out, but if it puts me at risk, I’m just going to quit. Our requirements keep changing which is understandable, but I feel like my daughter comes first right now.

[Floor_Nurse]

Not so fast! I'm going to wait until things with this Corona beer smooth over before I put my resume out there. I'm trying to let my job history look like I'm not just job-hopping.

[Pyxis2, ASN, BSN, RN]

I'm preparing to, I've been looking at my options as far as remote positions go. It's such a tough choice, but the way my hospital is handling things right now isn't acceptable. I'm not concerned for myself, but I don't want to bring this home to my family when one of them is already high risk.

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

I can if I want to but I will

9 hours ago, Florencebyondthepale said:

My husband died in February and I have a 16 year old daughter. I’m an ASU nurse and since we are only doing essential surgeries, I initially volunteered to be off as much as possible to allow people who needed the money/hours to have it. Then they said some of us would have to go to the floor, I told them I would not. I haven’t worked on the floor in over 10 years. And being a newly single parent with a child who is just processing losing her dad, I’m not willing to take the risk (I’m also hypertensive with PVCs and PACs r/t sleep apnea). They’ve offered me a position essentially managing our supply of PPE and I’m going to try it out, but if it puts me at risk, I’m just going to quit. Our requirements keep changing which is understandable, but I feel like my daughter comes first right now.

Go to the floor?, what floor?

[gizelda196]

I am having so much anxiety over the lack of staff, supplies, support ,the working conditions. I just dont want to do this any more. 25 years in nursing. I'm an ED RN.