03/16/2020
SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!!
PSA for the day: I have heard it said many times that health care workers are making jokes and not taking COVID 19 serious. I would like to bring 4 facts to your attention.
☝🏻First, to work in healthcare, you must have a sick/dark sense of humor - sorry it’s just a requirement (and a coping mechanism.) And, if you aren’t one of us, it’s tough to understand.
✌🏼Secondly, just because we aren’t buying 50 cases of TP and fighting over the last can of Lysol at our local Walmart, it doesn’t mean we aren’t preparing. Actually, we go to work daily not knowing which diseases we may come in contact with ... So, infection prevention and standard precautions are part of our everyday life.
👌🏼Third, when has mass hysteria helped any situation? We are trained to stay calm, cool, and collected in stressful situations.
👍🏻 And last, but not least, while everyone is concerned about travel bans, government enforced quarantines, and being out of school/work for who knows how long, who do you think will still be required to go to work?
You guessed it - healthcare professionals.🩺
Please don’t judge us. We are your RN, APRN / NP, CRNA, MD, PA, RT, EMT, Paramedic, CNA, or one of the other disciplines required to keep the health care team functioning properly and effectively.
That is all, now go wash your hands. 😷🧼🚰🏨
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