{"id":3710,"date":"2020-12-05T19:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T19:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2024-05-30T19:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:13:41","slug":"covid-19-the-nurse-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/covid-19-the-nurse-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Insights from a Nurse\u2019s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our wonderful partners at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnhealthservices.com\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurses PRN<\/a>\u00a0conducted a survey with a few healthcare providers to provide some insight into their perspective on the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is what they have to say:<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/travel-nursing-during-the-pandemic-and-holidays\/\">pandemic<\/a> has been difficult for all of us.\u00a0 Adjusting to a new way of life is not easy. However, it is impossible for \u201cnon-healthcare providers\u201d to truly grasp the impact that COVID-19 has had on our frontline workers. We got an inside view from some of our nurses on what it\u2019s like to work during this pandemic. To better understand, we posed a few questions to gauge their feelings and experiences during this challenging time\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/covid-19-the-nurse-perspective\/#WHAT_IS_A_MAJOR_TAKEAWAY_YOUVE_EXPERIENCED_FROM_WORKING_DURING_COVID-19\" title=\"WHAT IS A MAJOR TAKEAWAY YOU\u2019VE EXPERIENCED FROM WORKING DURING COVID-19?\">WHAT IS A MAJOR TAKEAWAY YOU\u2019VE EXPERIENCED FROM WORKING DURING COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/covid-19-the-nurse-perspective\/#DO_YOU_HAVE_ANY_SILVER_LINING_HEARTFELT_OR_UPLIFTING_STORIES_FROM_BEING_A_NURSE_DURING_COVID-19\" title=\"DO YOU HAVE ANY SILVER LINING, HEARTFELT, OR UPLIFTING STORIES FROM BEING A NURSE DURING COVID-19?\">DO YOU HAVE ANY SILVER LINING, HEARTFELT, OR UPLIFTING STORIES FROM BEING A NURSE DURING COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHAT_IS_A_MAJOR_TAKEAWAY_YOUVE_EXPERIENCED_FROM_WORKING_DURING_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>WHAT IS A MAJOR TAKEAWAY YOU\u2019VE EXPERIENCED FROM WORKING DURING COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cScary, but being able to help wherever I\u2019m needed is good since I officially retired from my job of over 40 years. I really feel they appreciate me helping in a time like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Jonita, LPN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cCommunication is key. Whether it\u2019s from the hourly updates\/changes from the facility you are working at with new COVID updates\/policies, or daily zoom\/FaceTime calls with families and friends. Communicating with each other more now than ever is vital to help keep us somewhat sane and to show those who we are used to seeing regularly we are still here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013Claudia, LPN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cI think we could have gotten this under control better if the government had acted faster when it started showing signs of spreading in Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Jamie, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cThe hospital and staff I worked with were very supportive of all staff, including agency personnel. It was\/is a very fluid situation and we all had to adapt to changing guidelines\/procedures on a daily, sometimes even hourly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Salena, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cPatients need emotional support more than ever as they have no contact with family\/friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Brenda, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DO_YOU_HAVE_ANY_SILVER_LINING_HEARTFELT_OR_UPLIFTING_STORIES_FROM_BEING_A_NURSE_DURING_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>DO YOU HAVE ANY SILVER LINING, HEARTFELT, OR UPLIFTING STORIES FROM BEING A NURSE DURING COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cJust to say a heartfelt thank you for the job that I\u2019ve always done, regardless of circumstances. As well to thank everyone who went to work with me- ALL essential workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Kathy, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cIt is always great to hear the \u201cCode Joy\u201d announced overhead at the hospital when a COVID-19 patient is discharged home. It\u2019s just a great reminder of what we are fighting to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Jamie, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cMy personal experience being a nurse during COVID-19 is being able to take that extra time with my residents that I didn\u2019t have before. Long term care facilities have become closed off to visitors when this started and residents have become isolated. That is sad and depressing to me, I can only imagine what they are going through. If I can take the time to spend with a resident completing a puzzle or reading to them, or learning a little bit more about them, taking their minds off of this, I feel I\u2019ve made their day a little brighter with some companionship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Claudia, LPN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cI love the appreciation from everyone around who knows that we are in the frontline of this pandemic. It is scary being exposed to this virus and potentially bringing it home to your loved ones. BUT it is amazing to see patients beating the virus and going home after being in the hospital for many days and very sick to the point where it was scary\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Rochelle, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cIn the beginning everyone was afraid to go to ICU to do a patient (hemodialysis\/plasmapheresis). But once you get your turn, you just bravely go in there and while you\u2019re in there, you forget about the virus and just think about your patient, what they are going through with the disease process and without their loved ones beside them. You become their loved ones for 4 hours and you somehow make the most of what you can provide them emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013Emelda, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cProtect yourself first and then know your patients are protected. I like to spend my spare time with my patients who are also being separated from family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n-Dori, LPN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cThe amount of support received from the community for healthcare workers was incredible. They all supported us in ways they were allowed to, such as posting \u201cHeroes work here\u201d signs everywhere and providing meals multiple times a day, for weeks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite><br \/>\n\u2013 Salena, RN<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to see that each one of these nurses is not only an incredible healthcare provider but a phenomenal human being as well. It takes a special person to get into the nursing industry and this pandemic has shined an even brighter light on the selflessness, compassion, and empathy these nurses exude on a daily basis.\u00a0 We are proud. We are humbled. We are amazed. Stay strong and healthy frontline heroes!<\/p>\n<p>For more information please visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnhealthservices.com\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurses PRN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderly.us\">Wanderly<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our wonderful partners at Nurses PRN\u00a0conducted a survey with a few healthcare providers to provide some insight into their perspective on the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is what they have to say: The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for all of us.\u00a0 Adjusting to a new way of life is not easy. 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