CARE WORKERS SAY THEIR HOSPITALS ARE SIMPLY NOT EQUIPPED FOR WHAT맥스카지노S STILL TO COME. MEGAN: DURING A VIRTUAL NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PRESS CONFERENCE, HEALTH CARE WORKERS SHARED STORIES OF WHAT THEY맥스카지노VE EXPERIENCED WHILE WORKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. >> WHAT STARTED AS A SPRINT IS NOW A MARATHON, AND WE ARE MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED. >> I DON맥스카지노T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER WE맥스카지노RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS. >> FLORIDA IS A HOT MESS. MY HOSPITAL IS A HOT MESS. MEGAN: MARISSA LEE, A NURSE AT OSCEOLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, SPOKE ABOUT THE LACK OF PPE, LACK OF STAFFING, AND LACK OF COMMUNICATION. >> CLOSED OF THE NURSES IN MY HOSPITAL -- MOST OF THE NURSES ONLY GET SURGICAL MASKS UNLESS THEY맥스카지노RE CARING FOR PATIENTS CONFIRMED COVID POSITIVE. THEY GET A SINGLE-USE N95 RESPIRATOR THAT THEY WEAR FOR THEIR ENTIRE 24-HOUR SHIFT. MEGAN: SHE SAYS SHE맥스카지노S WORKED AS A NURSE FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS AND HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH DISTRESS. >> THE STAFFING LEVEL HAS GOTTEN SO UNSAFE THAT NURSES ARE LEAVING. IN THE E.R., THEY맥스카지노VE LOST 15 NURSES. MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNITS HAVE LOST 20. MEGAN: SHE ALSO SAYS THE HOSPITAL ISN맥스카지노T KEEPING PATIENTS SEPARATE FROM THOSE WHO ARE COVID POSITIVE AND THEY AREN맥스카지노T NOTIFYING NURSES WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THINGS SHE맥스카지노S HOPING GET CORRECTED, BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY REGISTEREDNURSING.ORG, WE맥스카지노RE GOING TO NEED A LOT MORE NURSES IN THE FUTURE. THEY SAY BY 2030, THE NUMBER OF NURSES NEEDED IN THE UNITED STATES IS ESTIMATED TO GO FROM 2.8 MILLION TO 3.6 MILLION. IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, MEGAN MELLADO, WESH 2 NEWS. SUMMER: THE NATIONAL NURSES UNITED HAS A PETITION TO CONVINCE EMPLOYERS AND LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE WORK
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Marissa Lee, a labor and delivery nurse at Florida's Osceola Regional, says staffing has become such an issue throughout the pandemic that nurses are being floated into departments they맥스카지노re not confident in working in.
맥스카지노Here I am, I맥스카지노m 64 years old, I haven맥스카지노t done medical/surgical in more than a decade. Actually, you know what, it맥스카지노s been 30 years since I맥스카지노ve done medical/surgical. I could run circles around any nurse in labor and delivery, but medical/surgical, absolutely not,맥스카지노 Lee said.
Lee is part of the National Nurses United union and participated in a news conference Monday to discuss the ongoing stresses they맥스카지노re facing, lack of personal protective equipment being one of those.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s the frustration of not having the proper equipment to take care of patients,맥스카지노 Lee said.
Another concern is poor communication. She says nurses aren맥스카지노t being notified if they맥스카지노ve been exposed to the virus.
A statement provided to us from Osceola Regional says in part:
맥스카지노We have worked to consistently provide necessary staffing, equipment and supplies, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), to support our valued colleagues who are caring for our communities. Statements to the contrary pushed by union representatives are misinformed and inaccurate.맥스카지노
