Americans: "nurses who refuse to be vaccinated should lose their license, so irresponsible"
Also Americans: "so grateful football season is back" *full stadiums no precautions at all*
Hospital systems either way: overflowing with no nurses who are willing to work
Hospitals are tripling CRRT meaning 1 nurse to 3 critically ill patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, an assignment that is normally 1:1 due to the level of acuity. Worse however, QUADRUPLING ECMO. 4 patients on what is essentially โlife supportโ to ONE ICU NURSE.
If youโre walking into your shift tonight or tomorrow morning & youโre terrified of what youโre going to see, I hear you, I see you & I am so sorry.