The son is in the hospital for reasons related to his condition.
Prayers to your friend’s son. My loved one has been in the hospital for over 4 weeks now , I visit everyday, non Covid related but for a week the Covid cases rose and the hospital changed visitation to only one at a time , but recently changed to two visitors at a time during visit hours. Yes waits in ER sometimes in a bed in the ER hallway in my area can be 2-3 days at times to get into a regular hospital bed area due to hospital being full house. One tidbit I learned from the RNs was Easter had an overflow of patients in the ER. I asked why. I was told a number of the patients had issues with heart , didn’t get to to the ER and just dealt with symptoms. When Easter came around, the stress of the holiday overwhelmed them and a number were rushed to the ER on that Sunday.
It’s not Covid directly that’s doing this though, the loss of staff from the pandemic along with people being a whole more hesitant to seek care has caused severely understaffed hospitals to be treating far sicker patients. But it’s not because of Covid pts taking beds anymore, their numbers remain low.
We are actually not in what the cdc considers low numbers anymore, as their new metrics are in part based on hospitalizations. We are in medium, and rising.
I was speaking of my personal experience in Wisconsin. We barely have any Covid pts at my hospital but are understaffed and having huge issue with pt throughput.
If you’re speaking for yourself and your area, then I politely request not quoting me and responding with “it’s not covid that’s doing this directly, though” as it comes across as a comment on what I shared about my area.
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Another issue with amount of nurses is that, for RN BSN admissions, you need a higher GPA than what is required for medical school.This is not helping with the nursing shortage.
Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn't over.
I always knew that an error I made could get me fired, lose my license, get me sued, or all three. Along with haunting my conscience for the rest of my life. But I never had to face the possibility of also going to prison.
Nobody said we are near the peaks, but the chart you just posted clearly shows the line moving back up. Obviously some areas of the country will be affected differently than others.
Well yeah, they need to keep an eye on the doctors....
While it’s going up it’s so low that there are only 2 times in the last 1.5 years it’s been lower (a few months ago and summer 2021. Ergo hospitalizations are still relatively low.
Yea, we are back to the same level this time last year...... ICU looks much better though
I was simply sharing experience in 1 hospital in my local area, and what the professionals in those hospitals were sharing. I wasn’t speaking to nationwide trends
Her mistake crossed WAY over the line into negligence and in my opinion was criminal negligence. The drug she was supposed to give comes in liquid form and the vial has a silver cap. The drug she administered not only comes in a much larger vial, it is in powder form that needs to be mixed with saline and the cap is red with "WARNING PARALYTIC AGENT" written on it.This is not helping with the nursing shortage.
Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn't over.
I always knew that an error I made could get me fired, lose my license, get me sued, or all three. Along with haunting my conscience for the rest of my life. But I never had to face the possibility of also going to prison.
I have family and friends who are doctors and RNs. Getting sued ( more than 1x ) is very common in the medical industry.This is not helping with the nursing shortage.
Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn't over.
I always knew that an error I made could get me fired, lose my license, get me sued, or all three. Along with haunting my conscience for the rest of my life. But I never had to face the possibility of also going to prison.
Whether you agree with this example or not, fear of prosecution and lawsuits is absolutely impacting peoples decision to remain in nursing.
