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How do you have a positive covid patient that doesn’t require treatment? Why are they in a bed? Serious questions Actually in my opinion, 6 isolation patients with the same diagnosis were easier for me. Having 2-3 covid patients then 2-3 very sick non covid patients to me is too much.

I definitely believe in people making a choice for their health, but all choices have either rewards or consequences. In nursing, we have tons if options outside of bedside. Maybe this is the time to look at those options. I know that’s why I became a nurse anyway.

Eventually is fine, but that’s during stabilized times in my opinion

I decided to travel again in January. I’m not sure if the facility I chose had a good system down or what, but, even though I wasn’t told I was gonna work COVID, that’s where I ended up. That’s fine. It wasn’t the start or climax of the pandemic and I honestly had no complaints. I worked COVID patients and COVID patients only. That’s where I was assigned and the need was there. I am on my second assignment and of course this has started again. This particular facility was a hot spot before and of course is now. What I don’t understand is putting COVID patients on the same floors as non COVID patients. I don’t know why, but this feels much more stressful. I thought this large facility, which is the only for this hotspot would do differently. I don’t mind floating between COVID and non COVID floors, but to be taking care of the different sets of patients, many of the non COVID being elderly or immunocompromised. Is this common elsewhere?