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Texasgal

(17,045 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:53 PM Mar 2020

I start my first shift with an ICU unit tomorrow.

I am a surgical nurse for a non life threatening surgical center currently. Our city has been asked for RN's to come help. I used to work in triage although it's been many years.

I start tomorrow! Wish me luck!

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I start my first shift with an ICU unit tomorrow. (Original Post) Texasgal Mar 2020 OP
Good for you LisaM Mar 2020 #1
Thank you. Hoyt Mar 2020 #2
Oh my goodness, best wishes and thank you! Tumbulu Mar 2020 #3
Thank you and stay safe..... OhioChick Mar 2020 #4
Best of luck! MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #5
Thank you for your service! FM123 Mar 2020 #6
Stay safe I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #7
May the supreme luck fairy grant you a short feeling safe journey tomorrow! & every day after that! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #8
Say safe! magicarpet Mar 2020 #9
Oh, my dear Texasgal! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #10
Thank you MFM008 Mar 2020 #11
good luck! Kali Mar 2020 #12
Thank you. You're a saint. ancianita Mar 2020 #13
Thank you Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #14
Thank you! nt Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #15
God bless you. roamer65 Mar 2020 #16
Thank you everyone!! Texasgal Mar 2020 #17
Good Luck and be as safe as you can Afromania Mar 2020 #18
Big DU thoughts and virtual hugs, TexasGal. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #19
Thank you for your service to your country! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #20
Thank you. catbyte Mar 2020 #21
Good luck and stay safe. Thank you! nt Mars and Minerva Mar 2020 #22
Thank you godsentme Mar 2020 #23
Thank you. Marie Marie Mar 2020 #24
Good luck! moondust Mar 2020 #25
Thank you, Texasgal. Stay safe! PA Democrat Mar 2020 #26
Please stay safe. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #27
Stay safe! Initech Mar 2020 #28
Props to you, and please babylonsister Mar 2020 #29
Sending you 💕💕💕💕 MLAA Mar 2020 #30
Good mental health to you and good luck! BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #31
Thank you, good luck, be well, stay safe. LuckyCharms Mar 2020 #32
Thank you mshasta Mar 2020 #33
Do you have a union? Keep them abreast of what is going on. We need our unions now Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #34
Thank you kimbutgar Mar 2020 #35
Thank you thank you thank you renate Mar 2020 #36
Good luck, Texasgal. Please be careful. Don't take any unnecessary risks. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #37
Stay safe still_one Mar 2020 #38
ICU Unit people Mar 2020 #39
stay safe and be careful Meowmee Mar 2020 #40
Best Wishes, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #41
You're a very courageous person! dchill Mar 2020 #42
Thank you! May you have boring times ahead. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #43
Best wishes to you! n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #44
Hugs to you! And my most positive thoughts for everyone there! lunatica Mar 2020 #45
Thank you, Texasgal! Take care, and stay healthy! calimary Mar 2020 #46
God bless you! Mountain Mule Mar 2020 #47
Best of luck! misanthrope Mar 2020 #48
I'm hoping you'll shadow somebody for at least a week Warpy Mar 2020 #49
Good luck GeoWilliam750 Mar 2020 #50
Thank you......N/C DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #51
Please stay safe and remember softydog88 Mar 2020 #52
A brave lady ... maryallen Mar 2020 #53
I wish you all the luck you could possibly need, Texasgal. Hortensis Mar 2020 #54
Thank you and stay safe. FuzzyRabbit Mar 2020 #55
Blessings. WheelWalker Mar 2020 #56
Thank you so much for your help, duforsure Mar 2020 #57
Good luck! Laurelin Mar 2020 #58
Good luck and thank you DarthDem Mar 2020 #59
Thank you good luck TEB Mar 2020 #60
Prayers for you, good luck, and Ilsa Mar 2020 #61
Good luck Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #62
❤️Be strong. ❤️Be safe. we can do it Mar 2020 #63
Good luck and thank you. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #64
Thank you for putting yourself out there for the rest of us, with great bravery. JudyM Mar 2020 #65
Thank you!. courage Demonaut Mar 2020 #66
Hand salute and thank you. sarge43 Mar 2020 #67
Sending you hugz samplegirl Mar 2020 #68
Thanks! Good luck!! And keep us informed if you have any energy left!!! nt LAS14 Mar 2020 #69
Best Wishes, Texasgal! Lars39 Mar 2020 #70
K&R... spanone Mar 2020 #71
I hope you'll have what you need to stay safe and save lives! nt cry baby Mar 2020 #72
Good luck and thank you! mcar Mar 2020 #73
God bless and keep you safe. Thank you! Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #74
Thank you. Your service is very much appreciated. Stay safe. Fla Dem Mar 2020 #75
Good luck. RT's are your friends-so you won't be alone. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #76
Thank you for your service. Good luck! IronLionZion Mar 2020 #77
Stay safe and much love to you and your compatriots. justhanginon Mar 2020 #78
Good Luck and Thank You. Lokee11 Mar 2020 #79
Good luck, stay safe, and thank you. nt crickets Mar 2020 #80
Luck and wishes for your health and safety lillypaddle Mar 2020 #81
Good luck and good health... Magoo48 Mar 2020 #82
Stay safe! lark Mar 2020 #83
Thanks! And demand proper PPE. McCamy Taylor Mar 2020 #84
ICU nurses are the best at all times wryter2000 Mar 2020 #85
You're a hero. The King of Prussia Mar 2020 #86
Thank you, be of good cheer, and best wishes to you. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #87
Awesome! and please stay safe. OverBurn Mar 2020 #88
Thank you! Juneboarder Mar 2020 #89
Thank you seta1950 Mar 2020 #90
Good luck and stay safe! geardaddy Mar 2020 #91
You are a hero! mzmolly Mar 2020 #92
Thank you! nt Heartstrings Mar 2020 #93
Good luck, thank you, and keep us posted! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2020 #94
You are a heroine! jpak Mar 2020 #95
10,000 Blessings RichardRay Mar 2020 #96
Hey, Tex, you're doing a wonderful thing, but please be cautious. The correct frame of mind Karadeniz Mar 2020 #97
Thank you, there are no saidsimplesimon Mar 2020 #98
No heroics tirebiter Mar 2020 #99
Thank you! Be safe Maeve Mar 2020 #100
Thank you and the best of everything to you... Freedomofspeech Mar 2020 #101
Good luck tazkcmo Mar 2020 #102
Please stay safe! SergeStorms Mar 2020 #103
I'm praying for you! luvallpeeps Mar 2020 #104
Have a trained person go over doffing PPE over and over til you got it right elias7 Mar 2020 #105
Good Luck!!! sdfernando Mar 2020 #106
Best luck and hope. mahina Mar 2020 #107
please stay safe mdbl Mar 2020 #108

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
8. May the supreme luck fairy grant you a short feeling safe journey tomorrow! & every day after that!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Mar 2020

Sleep as much as possible otherwise please!

THANK YOU!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,611 posts)
10. Oh, my dear Texasgal!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:02 AM
Mar 2020

Best of luck to you!

I hope you've had or will have some orientation, or get to work with another RN while you get used to being there.

I'm also sure that you'll remember lots of stuff once you get going.

Texasgal

(17,045 posts)
17. Thank you everyone!!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:15 AM
Mar 2020

I think we will be okay.. we have plenty of PPE here so far. My main duty is to give the ICE nurses a break. They have been working non-stop!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
19. Big DU thoughts and virtual hugs, TexasGal.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:18 AM
Mar 2020

Don't allow yourself to be rushed and make a mistake. That's my concern here, since it's easy to get complacent and handle something from outside without cleaning that's easy to overlook.

Since I'm just talking about a simple home in isolation, I can't imagine the challenges in a public hospital or any public facility for that matter.

We wish you the best of luck and please keep us posted on your experiences. Your sharing might help some here be more conscientious!


KY............

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
20. Thank you for your service to your country!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:20 AM
Mar 2020

May you stay safe and return to your surgical center soon.


Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)
34. Do you have a union? Keep them abreast of what is going on. We need our unions now
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:56 AM
Mar 2020

more than ever. They are there to help and support us as we walk into this fire.

Be safe and stay well!

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
49. I'm hoping you'll shadow somebody for at least a week
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:14 AM
Mar 2020

It would be incredibly unfair to throw you into the deep end without it.

softydog88

(126 posts)
52. Please stay safe and remember
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:40 AM
Mar 2020

you're doing great, life-saving work. All the best to you and your entire team.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
54. I wish you all the luck you could possibly need, Texasgal.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:45 AM
Mar 2020

And now I'm tearing up again. I'd say "keep well" or "stay well" or "take care" the way I do to all these days, but it's so terribly inadequate in your case.

Stay well.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
61. Prayers for you, good luck, and
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 06:43 AM
Mar 2020

Thank you for answering the call. I know it'll be a stressful day.

JudyM

(29,236 posts)
65. Thank you for putting yourself out there for the rest of us, with great bravery.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 09:53 AM
Mar 2020

Hats off to you, Texasgal!

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
67. Hand salute and thank you.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:07 AM
Mar 2020

You volunteered for the front lines. A blessing on your house and all who dwell there.

Stay safe and keep us posted.

lark

(23,097 posts)
83. Stay safe!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:05 PM
Mar 2020

Be dogged in getting the equipment you need to keep yourself & the patients safe.

Best wishes and tons of good luck.

Juneboarder

(1,732 posts)
89. Thank you!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:13 PM
Mar 2020

Hats off to you and all the other first responders. Please stay safe and healthy out there! <3

Karadeniz

(22,513 posts)
97. Hey, Tex, you're doing a wonderful thing, but please be cautious. The correct frame of mind
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 03:29 PM
Mar 2020

For you would be paranoid schizophrenic that a covid virus is going to get near you.

SergeStorms

(19,200 posts)
103. Please stay safe!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:11 PM
Mar 2020

Don't do anything that would potentially put your life in danger. I know you're there to help, but you can't help anyone if you yourself are ill.

luvallpeeps

(935 posts)
104. I'm praying for you!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:02 PM
Mar 2020

Please, if you have time, could you let us know how it's going? Thanks xoxoxoxoxoxox

elias7

(3,997 posts)
105. Have a trained person go over doffing PPE over and over til you got it right
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 09:30 PM
Mar 2020

Keep safe... don’t take any chances.

sdfernando

(4,935 posts)
106. Good Luck!!!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:44 PM
Mar 2020

Stay safe!

Save many lives!

I have 2 nieces that are nurses and I worry about them so much!

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