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Just shooting the poop with Lori |
| Been off for awhile, or at least off the blog, which explains my absence for it has been a grueling work schedule of late. I am so very tired of the whole pandemic that I want to scream. Hospital rules change from minute to minute and are truly enforced if staff allows, which is mind blowing to me. Bringing back all the furloughed people to help would be a step in the right direction. As the hospital opened up to (limited)visitors once again, nurses were expected to escort them through the hospital to keep them from wandering through COVID floors.I made 4 trips personally to the other side of the hospital in one night to escort people. This is madness, I am much more valuable doing the tasks needed at bedside. This has now changed and visitors wander aimlessly about the hospital. We are supposed to have our temperatures taken at the entrance before each shift, with the last 3 shifts having a thermometer left for us to check our own and a note stating we should report any fevers. However they have limited the entrances to one door, requiring us to park in the back and walk around the entire building to get in. This should prove very dicey in the winter months, and currently in the 95+ degree heat after walking a mile many people read with low grade temps the first time. We have one person taking care of employee health services. She cannot possibly keep up with all of the possible exposures, leaving staff unaware of patients they have been in contact with until 2-3 weeks later. Think of all the ways this can impact patient care. There also is a secrecy surrounding staff exposure. It has to do with HIPPA but our rights should be accounted for as well. The only way we become aware is if a collegue is scratched off the schedule or we receive a personal e-mail.One worker was told that she is fine to work if asymptomatic but should eat lunches alone for the next 10 days and refrain from sitting near coworkers. What a lonely road for her to travel. The virus is still out there, but the paranoia, stupidity, and insanity has become the greatest infectious manipulator of our lives. We have too many chiefs and too few Indians dealing with the issues that plague us. |
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