Marie Claire spoke to nurses and doctors around the country who are on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic.
. Now we’re being briefed multiple times per day."A nurse practitioner puts on protective gear in a tent before testing a possible Coronavirus patient in Newton, MA."Our hospital is a smaller hospital—our ICU only has 24 beds. We’ve had people that just can’t get tested. I was floated to another unit the other day and we got a patient who we sent the test out for, so I was geared up.
What really needs to happen, and what we’re working on protocols of, is that when patients start getting a little bit better we need to get them out of the hospital. We can’t keep them in the hospital once they’re no longer sick enough to be there—even if they have the Coronavirus. We have to make room.""If your breathing is comprised, go to the doctor.
Yes, Tania, you need your checkup for prenatal care and that’s super important, but there’s a life-or-death emergency right now and the hospitals are overrun. I’m nervous for my own health and making sure I can get proper prenatal care, but I’m taking it day-by-day and waiting to connect with my doctors. I'm only keeping milestone appointments. I’m trying not to over-utilize the system myself."I will admit that when I first heard about this a couple of months ago, I didn’t think it would be nearly as serious as it is now. I’m concerned that this is going to be a strain on our healthcare system like we haven’t seen in decades.
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