Topics About 'Covid 19 Concerns'.

Hi, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy through these challenging times. I’ve been caring for COVID patients directly for the past several weeks and I just wanted to know what everyone else was doing as far as keeping their families safe...

Hi all, Just wondering how you get your confidence back when you feel off your game. My unit is so short staffed and covid is exploding. I feel like my skills are not as on point as usual. I'm usually good at ultrasound IVs but lately I've been missi...

Hi all, I know I've posted a lot about my covid unit so apologies in advance. Yesterday I found out our clerk has tested positive. Today I found out one of our RTs is having symptoms. Our clerk mentioned Mon her husband lost his sense of taste and sm...

Is this legal? I have comorbidities as such another 1 of my coworkers. She has applied for special work accommodations (anything NOT COVID) and her requests have been granted. I also have a doctors’ note and have gone through the channels BUT I was...

Hey y'all, I am having a major dilemma. I'm currently on maternity leave enjoying our beautiful 6 week old baby boy. My husband and I have struggled with infertility for 8 years and our miracle baby is finally here! I have worked in an ER in San Ant...

Hello, I live in CA and went on maternity leave a week before the stay at home orders started and will be going back in August. I guess my question is are nurses with families doing anything differently before going home? I have my husband and 3 kids...

My work-life has been turned upside down. I went PRN in my position and have found myself floating all over, largely to COVID units. My state, like many others, has a large and frightening uptick in cases and hospitalizations. Last shift one of my pa...

My hospital is saying that if nurses get COVID, it is not from the hospital. The hospital isn't responsible. It's our co-workers, our family, ourselves, but not the hospital. It is safer to be at the hospital than anywhere else. Ca...

Hi everyone, Can an asthmatic nurse take care of covid19 patients? I am a new grad that has moderate/ severe asthma and was wondering if I should list it as a limitation to care for Covid patients. Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

As more data and studies come out on Covid-19 and those with underlying health issue emerge, is it wise for Healthcare workers who have pre-existing comorbidites to be taking care of Covid positive patients? For example, a new RN hire in the ER I wo...

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 ...

Hello all, My dilemma is still so shocking to me! I've been in FMLA for asthma. My last asthma attack was in June. My employer knows all of my history and still trying to transfer me to a Covid patient unit. I can't believe this is happening!! I've g...

Found at the UNITED STATES PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP National Medical Experts calling for US to Shut Down, Start Over, Do It Right An open letter to America’s decision makers, on behalf of health professionals across the country. Add your nursi...

This is one of those times when I hope that no one recognizes me because I want to get real for minute. When patients decompensate with Covid, their respiratory status deteriorates quickly. Our small hospital doesn't have a respiratory therapist...

I worked on a stepdown unit and up until a few days ago worked with covid patients that were placed in a negative pressure room. I didn't have a problem with this, however the other day I was informed I was to expect to admit a covid positive patien...

(So glad I stumbled across this website again after almost 6 years! I need to change my username because I am not an aspiring nurse anymore, I have been a nurse for almost 3 years! ?) Anyway, I really do not want to take this new covid vaccine. ...

I recently had to be tested for covid at my own testing site due to some nausea I had while at work. One of my coworkers tested me and when I got home, I looked at my online chart just to see what it looks like to our patients (not in the hospital sy...

I'm a nurse at a city hospital who has cared for Covid-19 patients since the first wave and have continued to do so. As nurses we usually take care of ourselves, but don't rush to the doctor for every little hangnail. I have rarely had acute visits...

Background: I tested positive for the Covid virus in April and was off work through mid-May. I refused hospitalization. I am a Wound Care nurse (Inpatient, Outpatient, and the only nurse for a clinic one day a week). I've worked surgical, oncol...

How do you deal with ignorant family members/friends. I cannot deal with ignorant, misinformed people anymore - especially when it hits close to home w/ friends and family for some reason I take it personally and when they do not have any desire to l...

I'm a private duty nurse, home care. I posted this under Specialties/Private Duty, but I think I'll get more traffic here. MODS, is this OK? Right now, I'm working in two homes, neither of which have COVID. I wear a KN95 mask all shift except wh...

I am a Bank Nurse with the NHS, so I work in a variety of wards, some of them Covid. One day, I came to work a tad lightheaded with mucus sitting in my throat. I had had trouble sleeping, and commonly overproduce mucus at this time of year, so I...

I'm an nurse in an inpatient detox in a larger city. Our facility is large and had many extra beds when COVID hit and so we "offered" them up to the county to be used as isolation for positive patients with nowhere to go. These patients have mi...

I'm looking for experience/advice on what to do after being informed of a high risk Covid exposure at work. Exposure occurred 3 days ago - I was wearing my own KN95, surgical mask, and eyeglasses. Pt has since tested positive, and I was with this pat...

Hi, I'm just curious how this has played out in other states who have seen major surges. I do NOT work on a Covid floor, but the higher acuity floors in my hospital are now taken up with COVID patients and the high acuity patients/not ICU now come t...