Covid-19

Board and Seize said:
When are we getting the vomit reaction back?
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C'mon, maaaan. :sneaky: Think positive!

Play it right and you could cover all your monthlies with that sweet new counterfeit vaccine button/card sidehustle!

Less jokingly, I know of at least one establishment that has considered requiring vaccine cards for entry during the first several months of reopening.
 
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That Twitter of the dance is fucking stupid.

On Monday everyone clapped as they ceremoniously carted in exactly two vials (10 doses). As I got the vial out of the fridge, some lady said "you are holding the most precious thing in the world right now." Stop the drama. Stop the hyperbole. Stop the stupid dancing.

Leadership, you want to support us? Get us more nurses. Give us real support, not "care packages".

In other news, a woman today told me "you are doing the most important thing you will ever do." I said, "I dunno, smoke-checking a jihadi 400 yards away planting an IED was pretty important, too." She just stared at me.

Edited to add, stress among HC workers, especially nurses, it at an all-time high. The PPE, COVID, deaths, it is a cumulative grind. I do not say it lightly, I am worried about my colleagues.
 
Devildoc said:
That Twitter of the dance is fucking stupid.

On Monday everyone clapped as they ceremoniously carted in exactly two vials (10 doses). As I got the vial out of the fridge, some lady said "you are holding the most precious thing in the world right now." Stop the drama. Stop the hyperbole. Stop the stupid dancing.

Leadership, you want to support us? Get us more nurses. Give us real support, not "care packages".

In other news, a woman today told me "you are doing the most important thing you will ever do." I said, "I dunno, smoke-checking a jihadi 400 yards away planting an IED was pretty important, too." She just stared at me.

Edited to add, stress among HC workers, especially nurses, it at an all-time high. The PPE, COVID, deaths, it is a cumulative grind. I do not say it lightly, I am worried about my colleagues.
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Not to sound crass, but how much disinfo are your coworkers consuming? I get the feeling there is alotta fear porn out there and that it's making a bad situation seem worse than it is. Is it possible that demoralized admin and higher level staff are making things worse for people on the ground?

Fear spreading like a disease sorta thing. Apologies if I'm not making much sense.
 
Locksteady said:
.... So, a badly choreographed dance number disproves that prevailing narrative?
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I'm being told they are, @Devildoc is on the front lines telling us they are. But if a hospital is able to have 50 personnel do that stunt instead of getting them off the clock so they can unwind, then I have an issue with the leadership and it also gives a poor image to people who've been stuck working in their house approaching 9 months. Deeds, not words. And that right there, that's fluff, and it's bad fluff.
 
R.Caerbannog said:
Not to sound crass, but how much disinfo are your coworkers consuming? I get the feeling there is alotta fear porn out there and that it's making a bad situation seem worse than it is. Is it possible that demoralized admin and higher level staff are making things worse for people on the ground?

Fear spreading like a disease sorta thing. Apologies if I'm not making much sense.
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Is it possible? Sure, probably. But is it the ground truth? No, not really. We've done a really good job at our institution since April of minimizing distractions, the outside noise, we focus on our own institution in our own research and protocols.

The challenge is working four or five 12-hour shifts in full PPE, the perpetual skin breakdown and acne, the off and on quarantine, seeing ICU patients die at a higher rate than pre-COVID, etc. Right now is particularly tough because our census is as high as it's ever been and our internal numbers are showing a three times jump in admissions within the next month.

People are tired, they're exhausted, they're scared, they are fatigued.
 
Devildoc said:
Is it possible? Sure, probably. But is it the ground truth? No, not really. We've done a really good job at our institution since April of minimizing distractions, the outside noise, we focus on our own institution in our own research and protocols.

The challenge is working four or five 12-hour shifts in full PPE, the perpetual skin breakdown and acne, the off and on quarantine, seeing ICU patients die at a higher rate than pre-COVID, etc. Right now is particularly tough because our census is as high as it's ever been and our internal numbers are showing a three times jump in admissions within the next month.

People are tired, they're exhausted, they're scared, they are fatigued.
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For a bit during the summer we were seeing a huge rise in non-covid hospitalizations from people that avoiding go to the ER, is that trend continuing?
 
ThunderHorse said:
For a bit during the summer we were seeing a huge rise in non-covid hospitalizations from people that avoiding go to the ER, is that trend continuing?
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In a lot of places, yes. That's never really impacted us just because of our size and ability to absorb and move resources.

It is going to become more of a problem in the coming weeks and months as related hospitalizations increase and fewer resources for other patients. We're also looking at creative ways to handle covid patients, make them technical "inpatients", but keeping them at home and having hospital staff check in with them three and four times a day at their house.

This is a very real problem in a lot of hospitals, and it certainly will be a problem at ours given our admission rate right now.
 
Devildoc said:
Is it possible? Sure, probably. But is it the ground truth? No, not really. We've done a really good job at our institution since April of minimizing distractions, the outside noise, we focus on our own institution in our own research and protocols.

The challenge is working four or five 12-hour shifts in full PPE, the perpetual skin breakdown and acne, the off and on quarantine, seeing ICU patients die at a higher rate than pre-COVID, etc. Right now is particularly tough because our census is as high as it's ever been and our internal numbers are showing a three times jump in admissions within the next month.

People are tired, they're exhausted, they're scared, they are fatigued.
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Well damn, that sucks. I don't have any ideas that might ease fatigue. Any thoughts on herd immunity?
 
Devildoc said:
People are tired, they're exhausted, they're scared, they are fatigued.
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Lead them Doc! We the People need them!!! “Hang Tough!”

The nurse who held my grandmother’s hand and read notes from loved ones who couldn’t participate in the Zoom VTC was a Godsend. She was holding her old hand and comforting online family members until the very end.

Despite the crying and sadness, the nurse was composed and compassionate: the signature of a true professional.
 
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