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re: Unpopular Opinion: Healthcare workers are doing their job
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:00 am to GeauxTigers777
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:00 am to GeauxTigers777
I have the poor Version of Hulu that still has commercials, and holy shite every single one is a worship of people just doing their jobs and telling me how wonderful these people are.
The only one I sort of even wasn't cringing at is the Domino's Pizza one announcing they are still hiring because they've been delivering so many pizzas they need the extra help. At least they're trying to help by hiring people. But good luck getting anyone down there when the government is giving out free cash.
The only one I sort of even wasn't cringing at is the Domino's Pizza one announcing they are still hiring because they've been delivering so many pizzas they need the extra help. At least they're trying to help by hiring people. But good luck getting anyone down there when the government is giving out free cash.
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:01 am to GeauxTigers777
I've got FOX news on and they're doing a segment on nurses. I have MANY friends who are nurses. They're doing a great job. But you know what?
They signed up to take care of people -- they knew there would be nasty, tough, gross, worrisome days. Like teachers signed up for teaching -- they knew there would be low pay, state standards, funky parents. Like military folks -- they knew there's always the "chance" of being deployed and war. Like farmers -- they knew there would be long days, days hotter than hell, bad weather years. MOMS -- knew there would be puke, dirty diapers, messy houses.
I'm over it. That said, I did brink Tito's, 12 pk of diet lemonade, 2 oz new medicine bottles for them to dole out the Tito's and a couple of variety bags of chips to where I work for my nurse friends to take home after their shift. Not one has complained or wanted more "thanks" from what I know or have heard.
They signed up to take care of people -- they knew there would be nasty, tough, gross, worrisome days. Like teachers signed up for teaching -- they knew there would be low pay, state standards, funky parents. Like military folks -- they knew there's always the "chance" of being deployed and war. Like farmers -- they knew there would be long days, days hotter than hell, bad weather years. MOMS -- knew there would be puke, dirty diapers, messy houses.
I'm over it. That said, I did brink Tito's, 12 pk of diet lemonade, 2 oz new medicine bottles for them to dole out the Tito's and a couple of variety bags of chips to where I work for my nurse friends to take home after their shift. Not one has complained or wanted more "thanks" from what I know or have heard.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:01 am to GeauxTigers777
As a front line grocery store employee sacrificing my life daily to keep these shelves stocked with tp you don’t see us on fb asking to get our Marlboro lights and monster energy drinks paid for
Keep your head down and do your job
Keep your head down and do your job
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:03 am to Alt26
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Alt26
You clearly haven't walked through these areas.
Yes, these nurses are used to dealing with death in an ICU. But you know what else they are used to?
Being able to let family members in the ICU to say a final goodbye to the patients they are caring for. Knowing the patient they cared for that just passed away will still get a funeral where all of their loved ones can grieve and say goodbye.
Also consider they are working with the knowledge that they could get this themselves and give it to their family. The strain that places on them after they leave work. Having to make hard choices (living in a hotel, etc temporarily) to keep their families safe.
I could totally see this taking a tremendous toll physically, mentally, and emotionally on those working in these COVID areas. These are NOT normal conditions these healthcare workers signed up for.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:03 am to el Gaucho
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el Gaucho
You got laid off from your welding gig?
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:04 am to GeauxTigers777
I agree with you and appreciate the honesty, I feel and felt the same way as serving my country! I signed up to do it, went to combat and came home. I appreciated the thanks I recieved but I made the decision to go and perform my duty!
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:04 am to GeauxTigers777
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I understand your response, but the gravity of the current situation has not changed what you went to school for at all. You trained for this whether your actively thought you were doing so at all. You trained to take care of the sick. You trained to step up in time of need. That is the entire premise of medicine. Help the needy. The reason they are there is, in my opinion, actually insignificant. To put into perspective, the vast majority of hospitals actually have a low census at this point. There are some areas (ICU, step-down units, etc.) that are increasing need, but guess what, these people chose these areas. These nurses, doctors, RTs went to years of schooling to take care of patients. The epidemic doesn't change that.
Huh? Who do you think I am, Jesus?
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If your current ICU was completely full with no COVID-19, no one would give a shite and it would be the same amount of work.
Exactly. Which is why people DO care: it’s CoV-2 SARS.
This IS different, it’s not my fault you can’t see that.
Again, I’m not looking for attention and I wish this shite would go away and never come back. You can turn down extra pay, but I won’t.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:04 am to GeauxTigers777
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, this has reached an incredible level of self appreciation
Not sure y'all have caught up to teachers yet
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:04 am to BluegrassBelle
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in how to deal with what they're seeing in the ICU right now. I feel for those folks.
A lot of them don’t even have prior dance experience
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:05 am to lsunurse
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lsunurse
Not to mention that their spouses aren’t working much or have been laid off
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:06 am to lsunurse
nurse how are things at your place??
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:09 am to Warfox
Can you explain to me how it is different? Are you referring to just the isolation precautions? The volume can't be the only difference. Are you referring to the fear or contracting the virus yourself? I'm just trying to understand what is driving your response to increase my own understanding.
TO answer the other questions, I am a physician that has actively taken care of COVID patients, but not an intensivist, hospitalist, primary care, pulmonologist. THere are definitely more people with direct impact than me, but I still get told thank you daily for putting my life at risk.
Personally, my mindset just hasnt changed. WHen you are on call and work 36 hours straight without going home, subjected to multiple high risk patinets, get blood covered on you from patients with multiple high risk diseases, there is also significant risk. It is our job.
TO answer the other questions, I am a physician that has actively taken care of COVID patients, but not an intensivist, hospitalist, primary care, pulmonologist. THere are definitely more people with direct impact than me, but I still get told thank you daily for putting my life at risk.
Personally, my mindset just hasnt changed. WHen you are on call and work 36 hours straight without going home, subjected to multiple high risk patinets, get blood covered on you from patients with multiple high risk diseases, there is also significant risk. It is our job.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:10 am to GeauxTigers777
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Can you explain to me how it is different? Are you referring to just the isolation precautions? The volume can't be the only difference. Are you referring to the fear or contracting the virus yourself? I'm just trying to understand what is driving your response to increase my own understanding.
TO answer the other questions, I am a physician that has actively taken care of COVID patients, but not an intensivist, hospitalist, primary care, pulmonologist. THere are definitely more people with direct impact than me, but I still get told thank you daily for putting my life at risk.
Personally, my mindset just hasnt changed. WHen you are on call and work 36 hours straight without going home, subjected to multiple high risk patinets, get blood covered on you from patients with multiple high risk diseases, there is also significant risk. It is our job.
at some point you're going to have to reveal that you don't work anywhere near COVID cases
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:10 am to skuter
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Not to mention that their spouses aren’t working much or have been laid off
This as well. They now might be the only breadwinner of the family now so they will work extra hours because they need the money to support the family. So now they have that stress as well on their shoulders.
Which will only wear them out even more. And possibly wear down their immune system and make them more susceptible to getting this. Or....they are so tired they aren't as careful with their PPE and accidentally expose themselves that way.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:11 am to lsunurse
My argument is we didn't sign up to work in medicine in normal conditions.
THat's like a lineworker saying they didn't sign up to work during natural disasters. We signed up to take care of patients in their time of need. There was no asterisk.
THat's like a lineworker saying they didn't sign up to work during natural disasters. We signed up to take care of patients in their time of need. There was no asterisk.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:11 am to GeauxTigers777
Should get an increase in pay right now...hazard pay + look at all the people sitting at home collecting checks
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:11 am to lsunurse
You people do realize that in most of these “outbreak” areas there’s not enough ICU nurses to care for these patients. Therefore nurses who “signed up” to work in other areas of healthcare are being thrown into these Covid ICU’s. That’s not what they signed up for. Some of them are volunteering to go work in these units to help anyway they can, without asking for any extra pay or recognition.
You people complaining about the “attention whoring” of healthcare workers sound like bratty 14 year old girls who spend their entire life on Facebook looking for something to whine and complain about.
You people complaining about the “attention whoring” of healthcare workers sound like bratty 14 year old girls who spend their entire life on Facebook looking for something to whine and complain about.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:11 am to GeauxTigers777
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My argument is we didn't sign up to work in medicine in normal conditions.
THat's like a lineworker saying they didn't sign up to work during natural disasters. We signed up to take care of patients in their time of need. There was no asterisk.
Where do you work?
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:12 am to GeauxTigers777
Totally agree. The reason many people went into the field is for the pay or to help people. The pay is that high because of risks like this.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:14 am to LNCHBOX
I literally jsut told you I am a physician and specified the direct fields I am not in. I am not going to tell you my specialty. I am in a surgical speciatly. Not sure what else you want.
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