What Is It Like Coming Home After A Shift At The Hospital Right Now
๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ
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I have been a nurse for over 10 years now. โฃ
I have worked pediatric emergency. โฃ
I have worked pediatric trauma. โฃ
I have worked as the pediatric emergency nurse educator. โฃ
I have taught clinicals for colleges. โฃ
I have worked in the pediatric float pool. โฃ
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.... and I currently work as a pediatric SWAT nurse at my hospital. โฃ
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I am well versed in my skills. โฃ
I am confident in my skills. โฃ
I am educated to the best of my ability. โฃ
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Nothing prepares you for something like this. โฃ
Itโs the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ part that kills me. โฃ
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If you know a nurse, they are probably type A, very organized, well prepared .... itโs how weโre built. โฃ
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We donโt like unknown. โฃ
We donโt like change. โฃ
We donโt like feeling unprepared. โฃ
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I walked out of my shift today after 13.5 hours on my feet.โฃ
I stripped my shoes off at my car and placed them in a plastic bag in my trunk. โฃ
I took my clothes off in the parking deck at put them into another bag and placed them in my trunk. โฃ
I wiped my body down with bleach wipes, hoping to not contaminate anything. โฃ
I drove home without clothes and as I pulled into the driveway my husband opened the door. โฃ
I picked up my dirty clothes put them straight into the wash and my husband started it behind me. โฃ
I headed upstairs, without touching a thing, to a shower that was turned on and ready for me to walk in. โฃ
I scrubbed my body, praying that every possible particle was removed, so that I donโt spread anything to my children. โฃ
Then, I laid down next to my kids as they slept and whispered to them how much mommy loved them. โฃ
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Every time we go to work we are risking our lives. โฃ
Every time we go to work we are risking our familyโs lives. โฃ
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Help us fight this, we can do it ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. โฃ
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Stay home. โฃ
Use the ER, only if needed. โฃ
Keep social distancing. โฃ
Donโt travel. โฃ
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๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ โฃ
About the author Kelley Ryan
Meet Kelley Ryan, wife to a high school teacher, mom of two and pediatric nurse of 10 years. She graduated from Michigan State University with her BSN in 2009 and started her dream job in the ED at Childrens Hospital of Michigan. She went on to receive her MSN from University if Detroit Mercy in 2013. Since then, she has held multiple positions within Childrens Hospital of Michigan and now resides as part of the Internal Resource Pool on the SWAT team.
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