'I wish that I could take pictures in the hospital and show people what I see. I feel like people would get it.'
. This installment features Melissa Bowden, R.N., an emergency room clinical manager who works in Los Angeles. She oversees day-to-day operations of the emergency room and is also involved in clinical care. at least 2,474 confirmed new coronavirus cases
My workday consists of a lot of logistics now. It’s like moving chess pieces. You’ll get one patient in: Okay, I can use this room for them. Next patient: Okay, I have this room. But at one point, you’ll run out of rooms. My day is mentally heavy trying to figure out how to make it all work, keep my staff safe, keep patients safe, and give the best care that we can.It’s taxing. Every ounce of you is doing the best you can.
We do have some space that has been turned into a zen unit, with diffusers, reclining chairs, therapeutic music, snacks, lemon water. That has been really nice. They’ve also recently started offering guided meditation for six minutes every three hours, which is allowing us to decompress.I’m at work most days now—I’m not off a lot. But I’m trying to enjoy the solitude when I’m off at home. That’s my safe space. I can wear my hair down, I don’t have to have a mask or gown on, I can just exist.
] But them using that equipment as the general population, and also the inability to find the selflessness to social distance, is making my job a thousand times harder.We are running out of supplies SELF: This must be a hard question to answer, but I’m wondering if you’ve confronted the possibility that you could get sick.When I wake up in the morning, I take my temperature. This morning, I felt like it was taking longer to beep. I was like, Oh, jeez, do I have a fever? It’s unsettling.
It’s always been more about everyone else than about ourselves. It’s kind of a thankless job. You’re not going to be a millionaire doing it, but the reward you get is something you can’t get in any other profession. Even when there’s not a pandemic, we watch a lot of really tough situations and get a lot of satisfaction out of doing some really good work.
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