re: Anybody tired of the hero worship of nurses?

I mean she could quit. No one is forcing her to be a nurse.

Yes without grocery store workers doctors and nurse don't eat.

In the early stages of CV they worked without PPE in packed stores while earning wages that are nothing close to doctors and nurses.

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But this chick just really irks me.

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Bad messaging, but your "irk" is misplaced.

Pelosi is going to give all of them an extra $25,000 bonus check for risking their lives.
How about the Veterans that lost limbs, came back from war with PTSD mental illnesses and got sh-t on by CONgress and the government? That reward for our "heroes" has been around since Vietnam .....

THEN QUIT!!!!

My wife is an ICU RN and has been treating China flu patients. She doesn't broadcast on social media, etc. As a matter of fact, since this started she changes out of her scrubs into clothes before leaving the hospital.

There are several groups of “essential” workers that should be thanked. One group I’ve failed to see thanked has been the American Farmer/Rancher.

It’s business as usual for us.

Hero.
There's a word with a drastically changed meaning over the last 20 years; especially the last 10 years.

Racism/racist is another very similar example.

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Yes, the ones having to work with less than ideal PPE should be heard from

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Candidly this is a shell game. Your focus is on the "RN shell" while the ball 'disappears' elsewhere.

RNs sporting signs are generally good folks put in an unnecessarily bad spot. No, they shouldn't be focus of over-the-top hero worship. They likewise should not be the focus of criticism.

Instead of addressing RNs one way or another, C-suite 'suits' drawing 7-digit incomes for undersupplying that same PPE, for de-emphasizing importance in worker safety, all while laying off RNs should be the ones heavily targeted for scrutiny.

Highly compensated hospital administrators are the ones responsible for supplying and staffing these facilities. Where are they? Why are they not the ones with signs? Why are they not the ones on the news saying we badly need X, Y, or Z. Answer, because they are on a phone in a safe spot ordering the RNs to shut up and get back to work or face reprisal.

Just as was the case with NY politicians overruling medical experts regarding its critical lack of epidemic readiness in the lead up to Covid-19, Medical Administrators have taken similar actions. The fact their decisions leave workers in peril is an afterthought as long as c-suite bonuses are maximized, and there is little blowback.

Anyway, a dollar against a dime says the OP RN works in a location overseen by a nonclinical, out-of-touch, couldn't-care-less administrator, and the result is her safety is jeopardized.