Nurses who have stepped away from their jobs have faced backlash for quitting, but they say new CDC protocols have made them feel expendable and have not kept their safety in mind, leaving them no choice but to walk away from a job they loved.
Nurses have a duty to their patients but they also have a duty to themselves under the nursing code of ethics, Stokes said.These are equal obligations, and if you feel morally torn you have to make the decision that’s right for you, she said.
Masks were rationed to one per week and sometimes shared between personnel. Only nurses who dealt with patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were given an extra N95 mask, even if the patient showed symptoms. “We didn’t sign up to be sacrificial lambs. We didn't sign up to fight a deadly disease without adequate resources.”
Among other things, the lawsuits call out the state for not providing appropriate PPEs for nurses, not properly training nurses deployed from hospital units, and inadequate provision of safe working conditions for high-risk employees.on the lawsuit, it did say it was"deeply grateful for the ongoing efforts of New York’s health care workers to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by testing people who may be infected and treating those who are most in need.
This is an unprecedented time, and nurses were not trained to be soldiers or handle biological threats with little protection and resources, she said. And if they leave for their sanity or safety, they should not be treated as defectors. Throughout her hospital, PPEs were siphoned for COVID-19-positive patients, but with testing not fully widespread she never knew if someone was infected, and worse she didn’t know if she was bringing it home.
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