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In reply to the discussion: Should hospitals be allowed to turn away patients based on race, creed, suspected gayness... [View all]Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)71. Another perspective on this. Nurses getting abused and threatened by covidiots.
Nurses quitting due to "compassion fatigue" when dealing with those who are sick by choice. There is absolutely no other comparable situation in this country's history that I know of.
The surreal lives of Arkansas nurses fighting Covid-19 inside the hospital and denial on the outside
Video is called: Nurse explains why she doesn't like the term 'healthcare hero'
"Nurses were really the symbol for this pandemic and all of the hate was centered around us -- the hate, the fear, the respect, all of it," Sunny said. A lot of nurses have PTSD from 2020, she said, "And now we're having people come in and look us in the face and be like, 'No I didn't get the vaccine, and now I'm sick."
No, I'm not suggesting that patients should be turned away, but when people see or hear about this kind of shit, I find the sentiment to be understandable. And if too many healthcare workers quit because of burnout or compassion fatigue, or just sick of the bullshit, it's a guarantee that patients WILL be turned away, though it probably won't be the ones who deserve it.
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Should hospitals be allowed to turn away patients based on race, creed, suspected gayness... [View all]
Hekate
Jul 2021
OP
I treid to make that point earlier. We have to fight our rage and justified resentment.
hlthe2b
Jul 2021
#2
i dont know about this "slope" but it makes no sense to turn them away if they are
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2021
#3
Exactly. If you are unvaccinated, you are voluntarily a danger to staff and patients.
lagomorph777
Jul 2021
#19
At last, someone with a memory. I was thinking both of the early AIDS crisis & the pre-Civil Rights
Hekate
Jul 2021
#51
Oh, I happen to agree that the unvaccinated right now should not be turned away, BUT
Goodheart
Jul 2021
#74
There is solid precedent, btw, in the "conscience clauses" demanded by the Evangelicals ...
Hekate
Jul 2021
#14
I would guess that most people saying that are just venting, because many of us
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2021
#16
My brother, who died last year of COPD, started smoking by age 13. Some people are so judgmental...
Hekate
Jul 2021
#45
As a highly communicable disease threat, they should go to separate COVID facilities.
roamer65
Jul 2021
#28
I read it but your thesis is still crap. Vaccines protect against the Delta virus..
Tomconroy
Jul 2021
#60
No read again. They specifically stated that 6 ft will not work with Delta in one of the articles.
roamer65
Jul 2021
#61
Read all my comments in this thread and you will understand my point, loud and clear
Hekate
Jul 2021
#37
Walking away from anyone who need medical assistance violates the Hippocratic Oath.
meadowlander
Jul 2021
#40
Yet right here at DU we have members demanding that doctors & hospitals do just that
Hekate
Jul 2021
#42
Another perspective on this. Nurses getting abused and threatened by covidiots.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2021
#71
As I mentioned earlier, DUers. Very, very angry DUers with vengeful thoughts. Okay, not all...
Hekate
Jul 2021
#88