Former lab tech here. Been concerned for you guys since Abbott released that first miracle test that required vigorous re-suspension of a clearly airborne pathogen. No pipette tips is a supply chain clusterfuck, dang. Stay safe!
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I find it disturbing the same people who talk about “freedom” and decry “censorship” and “big government” then choose to voluntarily watch a propaganda station.
There were times, pre-Covid, on a regular hospital med-surg floor: Every patient’s TV was on Fox News.
You make a good nurse. I would not make a good nurse.
I wrote that in response to a Facebook friend (I have since deleted). She posted something that essentially said, get with living or get with dying. And I pointed out, many people assume that they will be among those that live and few assume that they will die, which is so arrogant.
The sad thing she did mention that the only folks who had anything to fear from it were people like her, so she is at least on a basic level aware of that fact. She just doesn’t care.
I’m a nurse in L.A. and I’ve seen and heard of stories like this. I also try not to judge patients too hard. Denial is a very common attitude to every dangerous and deadly condition. Also, low oxygen saturation over a prolonged time caused by difficulty breathing is going to lead to impaired cognitive function.…
Yup. Healthcare worker here. I’ve watched a handful of highly at risk people rapidly die from COVID after refusing to ‘believe the hype.’ The thing about good healthcare workers is - radical compassion. Anyone here who is like, “I could never work in healthcare because I would slap some truth into these people!” Babe,…
y’all My husband is a doctor at Mayo covering the ICU right now. He has seen this first hand multiple times, and first described the phenomenon to me a few weeks ago. Moreover, given where Mayo Clinic is, and its reputation, it tends to care for more than just the people of MN. They take in lots of patients from the…
It’s frustrating as a health care provider because the last thing that we ask anyone when they seek care is how they voted or if they’re a Democrat or Republican. The last thing we ever think about is that. What we think about is how can we help you.
“I completely get that but I guess my larger point is that I hear talking heads and politicians etc using the frustration word when they should be using words that really describe their feelings...”
Dear powers that be,
i’m in the lab and yes, the shit runs downhill, we are strapped for resources, and with the rise in cases here, we are starting to have to people out on quarantine.
I saw my mom last week for the first time in about nine months. The visit started pleasant, but when I referenced that I would visit her more often once the plague dies down, she went on an anti-COVID rant. “You know, Dwight, only fatal for .o125 percent [or whatever figure she pulled out of Fox News].”
I have been slowly building up my pantry, something I intend to continue doing this next week. I don’t want to panic buy because that causes problems, but I definitely have more flour, sugar, and butter than I am likely to go through very fast. And liquor. I’ll probably buy another flat of tp next time I’m shopping…
When I worked for a national healthcare organization, I had to sign a document that I would never speak to the media. Any media requests had to be funneled through the proper channels, and if in the rare event they wanted me to speak to the media, I would have a very strict script to stick to. Any violation of those…
Apparently “Fucking Goddamn Idiotic” is frowned upon by some.
I bet she feels a lot more than that - I bet she is pissed off big time - and I would be too.
Patients Are Denying the Existence of Covid-19 While Dying of Covid-19