From an ER nurse (not on either of the coasts) who says they have inadequate supply of PPE: “I've used the same n95 four shifts in a row. At the end of the 12 hr mark, the n95 is be placed in a brown paper bag, face down to prevent contamination, and reused...
2/ “... Every year nurses are fitted for masks, in the event something like this happens. I am fitted for a PAPR not the n95. Many of us have already gone days without goggles or even access to surgical masks...
3/“... We are srambling to find enough PPE so we can do the job weve been called to do, and we are running out of supplies daily. What scares me is the lack of access to supplies because there is no end in sight.....this is just the beginning...
4/“... It is not the most ideal situation at all for anyone working face to face with COVID patients. Nursing is a selfless profession and I take pride in caring for others. Even though many of us are knowingly placing ourselves at risk, something has to change!!”
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