This work is extremely physically demanding in ordinary times. To be doing it in full PPE is beyond description. I only occasionally have to put all that on for a half hour or so at a time to test an ill student and I can barely stand it. I DO NOT know how you and your colleagues are doing it 12+ hours a day over and over and over aga…
This work is extremely physically demanding in ordinary times. To be doing it in full PPE is beyond description. I only occasionally have to put all that on for a half hour or so at a time to test an ill student and I can barely stand it. I DO NOT know how you and your colleagues are doing it 12+ hours a day over and over and over again. It's incredibly concerning to me that so many nurses are not getting vaccinated themselves, which contributes to others not trusting the vaccine either. So not only are some of us exhausted in every way by the work, but there is also the tension of knowing some of your colleagues, maybe many, depending on where you work, are contributing to the problem. But we bite our tongues for the sake of not making morale any worse.
Well, as of yesterday, with FDA approval of Phizer vaccine, hospitals & nursing homes, schools as well as many other businesses can now make it a condition of employment to get vaccinated. Especially in the health care field is this necessary.
Yes, and I caught a bit of an excellent Q&A session on Maine public radio this afternoon in which the doctor being fielded questions was asked about the mandate in Maine for HCWs to be vaccinated. He very calmly and reasonably explained that for many years being vaccinated and/or tested for several diseases we could unknowingly give to colleagues or patients has been a condition of employment and Covid-19 and the associated vaccines are no different. He maintained that it is still a personal choice; one can choose to accept the conditions of employment or go elsewhere. Loved the low key no nonsense approach.
This work is extremely physically demanding in ordinary times. To be doing it in full PPE is beyond description. I only occasionally have to put all that on for a half hour or so at a time to test an ill student and I can barely stand it. I DO NOT know how you and your colleagues are doing it 12+ hours a day over and over and over again. It's incredibly concerning to me that so many nurses are not getting vaccinated themselves, which contributes to others not trusting the vaccine either. So not only are some of us exhausted in every way by the work, but there is also the tension of knowing some of your colleagues, maybe many, depending on where you work, are contributing to the problem. But we bite our tongues for the sake of not making morale any worse.
Well, as of yesterday, with FDA approval of Phizer vaccine, hospitals & nursing homes, schools as well as many other businesses can now make it a condition of employment to get vaccinated. Especially in the health care field is this necessary.
Yes, and I caught a bit of an excellent Q&A session on Maine public radio this afternoon in which the doctor being fielded questions was asked about the mandate in Maine for HCWs to be vaccinated. He very calmly and reasonably explained that for many years being vaccinated and/or tested for several diseases we could unknowingly give to colleagues or patients has been a condition of employment and Covid-19 and the associated vaccines are no different. He maintained that it is still a personal choice; one can choose to accept the conditions of employment or go elsewhere. Loved the low key no nonsense approach.