VampireBaby

So I think the anxiety is what is so bad for the teachers because they shut down the schools and they have been home on quarantine doing zoom classrooms. On the other hand- nurses were all just thrown in it. I have wore the same N95 unfitted until straps broke 3 weeks later. We make do. Dementia patients do not keep a mask on for 5 sec and will pull it down to sneeze and cough. We ran out of PPE and "recycle" what we can. Teachers have been out of this loop and have valid anxieties- however- you do the best you can. Our children are getting depressed. Our children need a somnolence of what is their normal schedule. Handwashing and masks go a long way. I have never been provided a face shield or fitted goggles that I don't have to share with every nurse. I say lets try this before we make a premature decision founded on panic and what ifs. What is the long term affect of social isolation on children? How will this generation be educated? I need you all to look at the bigger picture and long term affects of quarantine.

This. My son will start kindergarten and he wants to hug and play tag. We discussed not to "cause of the virus" and he is getting better. However he can only tolerate a mask for a walmart trip at most. HOW will these kids last 8 hrs? I have got pressure sores (stage II) on my ears wearing my N95 for my 12 hr shifts that turn into 16 hrs. I just want the kids to be kids again and the little old geriatrics to enjoy their golden years.?

I have so many questions like this. I am burnt out and have been for months. CNAs are quitting every day and we are down to 1:36 ratio for CNA staff at nights. Us nurses have to chart so much more ans doing all my own VS to help CNAs leaves me no downtime. Im physically, men3 and emotionally exhausted. Also my little one is starting Kindergarten this year. He is so very social and is showing signs of depression as we pulled him out of daycare in March when our schools closed. I'm eager for school to start just so he can have friends again. At the same time, I'm anxious of how school will go. Will all the precautions cause him more anxiety than being lonely? How will this pandemic affect our childrens mental health and will it leave a lasting mark? I think we are all dealing with emotional trauma on both a personal and global scale. I plan on leaving my job of 7 years to be more available at home and prepared if we have to homeschool after all. I'm both ready to leave cause I am so burnt out and sad to leave the facility even shorter staffed than we are.

Im not lol! This is how it works here and I was wondering if that was normal.... I didn't think so but just seeing everyone's responses.

In everyones experience have you ever worked at a place for nursing where there was no drug screening upon hire or random screens?

Yes that particular nurse was dismissed but I was also told my a person in management it was due to a +UDS and the employee I am having difficulty with passes UDS so it is okay?

I agree the concern is valid. After 3 years working adult psych I did have a client break my wrist in an attempted elopement. After 4 years a NA/PCT and 11 years nursing my back is horrible. Stress attributes to many diseases and what nurse doesn't/has never sufferes from anxiety or depression. However, there are always those people who make it all worth it.♥️

It is possible if not likely the nursing staff has not found merit for respect if you are new to the unit. I have worked with APNs and physicians of varying age and experience. Do you treat your clients with respect and listen to their concerns and nursing concerns no matter how small? Do you present yourself as knowledgeable to a fault or do you break things down so everyone is on the same page? Nursing is cut throat but Im not sure I would change it.

I work in a LTC facility and change shifts with the same nurse 90% of the time. This nurse is often unable to complete a narcotic count without an "opps I fotgot to sign that out" or neglecting to sign in recieved narcs during their shift. I am meticulous with my count and often if not always the emergency narcotic supply is not documented correctly with log in times and seal numbers. Recently on 2 occasions I had to notify my supervisor and DON of an missing narcotic. The result was a 2 day suspension, if that long. Our facility is short 3 or more nurses especially on night shift. I have written personal witness statements, discuases my concerns with my direct supervisor and expressed my worry this person may either have a problem or is fully incompetent. I fear for my liscense as I already have been unfounded a few months ago from another nurses med error with missing ativan instol. We are in a current state survey this week and Im again swapping shift reports with this nurse. -so anxious