First of all, I seriously doubt that the govt. and/or the hospital would not provide the necessary PPE. What if all nurses had the same attitude as all those who said no... what if your loved one or kid was terribly sick from this pandemic... who would care for them if we all said no??? Before you say that you would care for them yourself, lets assume that you wasn't a nurse. I am married and have kids, and my parents are still living, but they all know that what my occupation entails.
Lets take Hurricane Katrina for instance (this is not a sob story), I along with many others stayed back through a terrible storm with NO RESOURCES. How about bagging a patient that should be on a ventilator for hours, because there is no power... Each and every hurricane season myself and plenty of others who rode out that hurricane still sign up for activation team. Once again im not asking for pity, or reward, but who would care for those less fortunate if we all had the same attitude as those who said NO?
I am simply saying I knew before going into this field that I am a first responder, and I think it is shocking and disappointing at the number of NO's in the poll. That is just my opinion, and im not trying to offend anyone.
Definition's of First responder borrowed from Wikipedia:
First responder is a term used to describe the first medically-trained responder to arrive on scene of an emergency, accident, natural or human ...
Local police, fire, and emergency medical personnel who arrive first on the scene of an incident and take action to save lives, protect property ...
