ShortFuse

Same. Pretty much on the verge of a panic attack as well. I try to find comfort in focusing on the recovery rates more than the death rates, and also think about how many positive cases there are that weren't severe enough to warrant a test, let alone hospitalization. And also consider the positive cases that dont even have symptoms at all! From what I've been reading, more than 80% of people experience only mild symptoms, around 14% severe, and 5% critical. I do wish they would give more information about the preexisting health of those who have died, as I feel this could help relieve a lot of anxiety for otherwise fairly healthy people. Also, trying to limit media exposure by finding other things to do seems to help me (somewhat). The unknown is the worst part of this whole thing!

All I keep thinking of during this crisis is ALICE training, in which they tell you to fight for yourself and not others in the event of an active shooter. Why is it that they give us free clearance to run for our lives in that situation, without regard to coworker or patient safety, but expect us to go to work if we're symptom free and face COVID-19, which is essentially an invisible active shooter????

I work in a small rural hospital, where we deal with all areas, and the number of non-emergent ER visits I see is really making me hate my job! The other day, the Dr's clinic nurse informed me at 10:30 am that there would be a patient coming to the ER at 1:00 pm. This patient had fallen 3 days prior and had been suffering hip pain since. When I asked why the patient couldnt come now if it was an emergency, I was told that she did not have a ride until 1:00 and she did not want to call the ambulance. I then protested that if it were an emergency, she would come immediately rather than scheduling an ER appointment (i guess that's a thing?!?!?), and if it could wait then she could be seen in the clinic. The clinic nurse explained that it needed to be done in the ER because the Dr wanted the patient to be lying down for her assessment (LOLOLOL). I ended the call, then went and informed my DON of this, who found it as ridiculous as I did, and went to talk to the Dr. Upon returning, she stated that the patient was coming to the ER at 1:00 because she had told the Dr she did not want to be seen in the clinic due to her insurance coverage. Please share your thoughts on this, I see this sort of thing all the time and am just wondering if this happens anywhere else.

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