New nurses are losing their light as soon as they step into the workforce. They’re stepping into the exposed open wound that is nursing in hospitals & settings where corporations value nothing but profits & PR value. Some new grads are the only core staff left on their units.
In case you're wondering how bad things are, nurses have just been given permission from our governing college responsible for our licensing to perform duties outside our scope of practice... This is truly unprecedented.
When I say it's a nightmare I mean it's a nightmare.
If you think covid isn’t as bad as the health care workers are saying, please come and work in the hospital for a day. You don’t wear masks? Perfect, you go into a covid positive room for 12 hours since it’s ‘not that bad’.
Today I learned:
- @fordnation doesn't care about my patients or that they are primarily poor & racialized Canadians
- essential workers will continue to die
- triage will happen
- Ontarians have not only been abandoned, but also blamed by @ongov for our collective situation
Hey sorry I didn’t answer your text, I’ve been second guessing my whole career path, debating all of my life choices, and sleeping in excess to escape my horrifying reality.
It’s 4 years tomorrow that Astronaut Jim Halsell killed Jayla and Niomi James in his 2nd DUI without conviction. His lawyers have pushed the trial repeatedly to minimize media attention, don’t let them. Their parents Parnell and Latrice deserve justice. #justiceforjaylaandniomi
For those protesting social distancing (doubt they would read this) - a small group of my friends got together for lunch 10 days ago: 1 is on a vent, another admitted to a regular floor bed, 5 others are COVID + at home. You can be asymptomatic and have COVID19