Narcissistic Nurses

Nurse - "It's one hour into my shift, time for me to make another tiktok of myself dancing!"
Patient- "Help me, I'm dying."

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm completely over some of my fellow nurses. I'm done with them. Sure, I posted the mandatory, "dressed up in the COVID protective gear" selfie on Instagram to show some solidarity, but damn. Can you guys cool it with the narcissism?

I mean, I understand that maybe some of them are being approached by journalists and maybe are being portrayed in a certain light. But some of them are also being super over-dramatic on the public face.

Did not want the attention? Yea, right.

"Everyday I leave, and my 6 year old child hugs me and says some home alive, mommy." These kind of statements certainly pull at the heart-strings. But you also have to ask yourself what the hell these people are telling these young kids. But what I see it as is a form of ME ME ME. 

Contrasting PPE use in transport of patients with COVID-19; Italy vs United States

How Italians transport COVID-19 patients

How Americans transport COVID-19 patients

Note how this guy is wearing a mask and possibly splash-guard eye protection; but he's not wearing a gown nor gloves. 

You can tell in this photo that she isn't wearing her gown properly. The glove should be on the outside of the gown, fitting snugly together, not hanging loosely outside and on top of the glove. 

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Dispatches from the Coronavirus Frontline: Day 3

The food stash in my hotel room drawer

I try to keep my stock of food continually replenished, but sometimes going shopping to get the things I really want or eating take out isn't really an option - especially on the days when I'm dog tired and just want to fall down flat on my face in bed after a long shift at work. So I try to keep a little reserve of food handy that I can throw together in a few minutes time.

• Weight. Going shopping is a pain in the ass here; and carrying fresh food from home is just added weight in my bag. I try to find things that are dehydrated when possible - to help cut down on the weight I have to carry. 
• Nutritional Content. The main problem I have with canned food, pre-prepared items, and items like ramen noodles is their really high sodium content. They taste really good but are a really easy way to quickly go way overboard with your sodium intake. 
• Spoilage. Perishable items would probably end up spoiling, even though I usually have a mini fridge in the hotel room. Since I'm on the move every few days, there is usually a period of time when I'm traveling and food goes unrefrigerated. I'm not trying to give myself food poisoning.
• Cooking. As far as self-prepared hot food goes, the only cooking or preparation I am able to do is with a microwave. I really hate microwaves, but the hotel life in the local hotels doesn't really leave me many options. 

Dispatches from the Coronavirus Frontline: Day 2

Hospital Sushi. The cafeteria ran out of extra soy sauce packets, so I had to make do with the one soy sauce package that was provided. I did manage to get the last pair of chopsticks. Whatever poor soul that bought sushi after me had to eat it with a fork (or spoon). 

The staff refrigerator is starting to smell really, really bad. I'm not sure when the last time it got cleaned out. We've all been really busy. Something in there is rotting, though, for sure. I'd clean it out but I've barely had time to eat, myself. 

Coronavirus Symptoms

Know the symptoms 

Having safe sex when infected with a corona virus infection

How to have safe sex when you have COVID-19

Dispatches from the Coronavirus Frontline: Day 1

The city has gone into a state of emergency. The hotel has stopped serving complimentary breakfast and coffee. They say there's no free breakfast, and with coronavirus, this is certainly true. But its the lack of coffee that truly sucks.