EPS

I didn't intend on upsetting so many people. I have been an ED nurse for 26 years. My wife and I have been arguing every day about this. Something has happened to her that I don't understand. I am being honest. You shouldn't be offended by me... I am one of you. We haven't been hit hard yet, but it still has been miserable being in ppe for most of the shift. I was hoping to get some perspectives to show her. It apparently was a mistake.

I didn't mean to get everyone all upset. I just wanted to hear from nurses who are seeing this first hand. I don't really need the rants, just the facts.

Thank you for your reply. Hang in there.

It didn't make it clear; she is not a nurse and there are tons of people out there that are thinking just like her. The reason that I posted here is because we are getting into heated discussions about it every day. I believe it is happening, but she shows me a thread where tons of alleged nurses are posting that it is not happening at their hospital. So she thinks the whole thing is being blown out of proportion. It is so frustrating!

I'm not actually doubting the news. I am trying to get some actual nurses to post to show my wife.

I'm almost embarrassed to post this... I am an ED nurse at a 450-bed hospital in the midwest. We have not been taxed by COVID patients yet. My wife has become somewhat of a conspiracy theorist and is questioning everything. She found a thread somewhere that convinced her that what we are seeing on TV is not really happening. We have had some serious arguments about this stuff, but she won't stop. She said that lots of nurses were reporting that nothing was happening at their hospitals. I would like to see if any of the nurses from the hospitals that are being seriously affected are on this forum and can comment. I realize that most of you are probably too exhausted to even get on a forum. Thank you!