Are you still okay??

I was thinking about the things that happened to me this past 3 months..yeah, just 3 months..you know that I am a nurse since I sometimes share my real-life experiences that’s happening around me in my everyday life. But this 3-month period was really unforgettable.  I work in my country in a Government Hospital that is accredited by the Department of Health. (I’m not gonna mention any names here, I’ll just share what I want to😶) so, last February of 2021, we thought that the cases of COVID-19 will continue to decrease in our place, so every wards are starting to dissolve as COVID Wards and starting to become a regular ward..and since we DOH Nurses are just an augmentation to the hospital that we work with, some of us were pulled-out from the present assigned area, and then was deployed to a new area of assignment (and that’s ok, because we understood that we are nurses, and we must be flexible in all terms in the battlefield), and some of us were remained to same area.  Until this month of March 2021, we were receiving floods of admissions from Emergency with quite severe cases of COVID-like symptoms. Yes we anticipate admissions, but we’re just wondering why these patients are having surge of cases of COVID-like symptoms, and mind you, THEY ARE FAMILY WHO HAS HISTORY OF SOCIAL GATHERINGS from their own family’s circle. Confirmatory test RT-PCR Swab was done to them, and ‘till the results came, they were all tested positive🤦‍♀️.  And since they are family, we expect a second wave of COVID Cases in our Province, in which I was right that we’re gonna be toxic again for the nth time😷🤧🤒😪😪😪 So as I was saying, I was right..the COVID wards that are dissolved are starting to re-open again, and the problem is, NO MORE STAFF NURSES available to be placed on that particular ward. So the solution is, AUGMENTATION OF DOH NURSES AGAIN!!! So “WE” who works indefatigable, were pulled-out immediately without thinking the if we are still in good shape to combat this battle. They didn’t bother to ask us “How’s your immune system now? Have you had your proper meal prior working? Did you take your bladder breaks? Are you drinking alot of water? ARE YOU STILL OKAY?!” 😪😪😪

You know that we Filipino Nurses can tolerate things like this even if it’s hard, but please, try to be a little bit more concern with the staff. We are human beings as well. We can be a patient as well if this will continue.. an worst is, be a COVID-19 patient who waits for ages in the queue to be treated. And then April 2021 came, OMG! I can really feel the exhaustion in my workplace..I was one of the lucky persons who were pulled-out again for the nth time from the present area to a new area of assignment. So from toxic (moderate-to-severe cases of patients) to fluctuating situations real quick! Because I was wide-open welcomed by my old department since 2011 which is EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT😅🥴  I am not excited..it just feels ok..not good..not bad..just ok..because I know the real game in ER..😏 I was an ER Nurse for a decade and going to decade and a month..😜 How many toxic patients that I handled? I don’t know..what I know is, if your bones are broken, and you still can talk and answer my silly questions, you’re still GCS 15/15 and can wait for another 12-hour shift..but if your blood is splurting, and I can see your bones sticking, that is indeed an emergency..😅

Okay let’s go back to the real thought..this PANDEMIC is eating us alive..it ain’t joke! I know more people are still in doubt of the disease that is happening in the world. If you still don’t believe in the current situation in the world, just try to look around you. Who are your friends? What work or profession do they have? Why we health workers still struggles to win the battle? Why?? Are you still in doubt?? If yes, please try to open your eyes, look around and see..understand what is happening around you. Why alot of people wears mask? Shield? Do you still not believe?? And if you are not in doubt, THANK YOU..thank you because you can see our efforts..TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF because WE CARE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..TAKE CARE because WE CARE FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILY..

That’s all..thank you for spending a little time for reading my rants here☺️  Once again, TAKE CARE, and STAY SAFE😉 ~kittyn2289 (read.cash) ~minutemaidpulpybentedos (noise.cash)