Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

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This hurricane sounds like it has the potential to be a major event in large, heavily populated cities. If you work at a hospital or nursing facility in the path of this storm, what precautions are being taken prior to landfall? Will you be required to stay at the hospital? What are they telling you about calling in sick or calling in unable to get there? If you are staying at the hospital, what arrangements are you making for children/family?

Specializes in Critical Care.

I gott work on sunday in NYC, should be interesting considering I have to drive an hour into work. Not sure what I'm gonna do just yet.

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Specializes in OB.

I work in Mother/Baby in NYC, and am supposed to work tonight and tomorrow night. We're apparently evacuating to another hospital further in from the flood zone when we get there tonight. Not sure how all the transferring is going to work out, I think they're trying to discharge anybody who's able to go home to only leave the recent c-sections and stuff. I may end up walking downtown with an infant safety apron on lol. I'm almost definitely going to be sleeping at the hospital between shifts tomorrow daytime but hope not to be stuck there for days.

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We are in Hampton Roads my mom is an RN for the City of Norfolk and she has to report to Granby High School to lead the shelter there ... I am still in nursing school however so I just have to sit at home and enjoy watching things blow past :p :D

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I can't even imagine what your all going through. Good Luck, and be safe. Keep us updated if possible. We will be thinking of you all.

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I can't even imagine what your all going through. Good Luck, and be safe. Keep us updated if possible. We will be thinking of you all.

Ditto. Some of you have some challenging days ahead of you. Good luck-I hope you all come home to healthy loved ones and homes which are minimally impacted.

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My prayers are with all who are in jeopardy of this tramatic event. Please stay safe and may the lord keep you all.:redpinkhe

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

I'm worried more about NY than I am us...we're a good ways inland, our biggest threat would be wind/flooding or a tornado (bad enough!) but when you are telling 300,000 folks to evacuate NY when that's not something they're used to like we are, it could get hairy fast...

Be careful, be safe, and assume that any power line you see is "live" until the power company tells you otherwise!

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Specializes in Home Health.
Our facility is trying to make us all pack to stay. They have given no directions for our children. I certainly will not be leaving 4 kids at home to "tough it out" based on a hospital plan.:twocents:

My daughter's hospital did that and she went to work on Friday before Katrina and was not evacuated until the following Friday. They had no food, no water, no electricity. Nurses had to crack open the pyxis with a large kitchen spoon to get patients their meds. It was horrible. My daughter is still not right and this happened 6 years ago.

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Specializes in geri,acute,subacute,correctional,pysch,.

I'm in eastern Connecticut. Supervising 3-11 this weekend. Our facility has a generator and 3 days worth of supplies for all. My husband will be home with the 5 year old. I'm hoping for the best. Wasn't told what to do if I can't get to the facility?

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

I am part of the NC State Medical Assistance Team and will deploy tomorrow morning to our base of operations in Fayetteville. Hubby is already down there setting up medical shelters.

Here's to hoping we don't find our boat in a million pieces on Sunday...

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NJ here hospital requiring everyone to arrive by 7pm (for 11-7 shift) and bring personal items. Got a free room + hosp food until 11pm tomorrow shift and than will probably be required to stay since people wont be able to get here.. patients keep coming though.... CEO is staying over night which is SCARY lmao

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

I live in the Philadelphia area and I got a message from a co-worker that we are on "hurricane watch". The problem is no one seems to know what that is. I'm not too worried because I'm not scheduled until monday.

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