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khysmyass196 karma

Hello fellow nurse! My advice would be to sanitize your hands as much as you can, wear a mask everyday and always keep in mind that your services will never go unnoticed!

Thank you so much for being there for patients who need you!

khysmyass95 karma

Based from my hospital's routine evaluation system, it normally takes at least 2 weeks for asymptomatic patients to be considered negative, plus on top of that, you have to get tested negative three times consecutively every 3-7 days for the patient to be officially tested back negative.

khysmyass62 karma

In general, the staffing for COVID-19 wards are TOTALLY understaffed, although, fortunately in my hospital, there has been more than enough volunteers that work in the COVID-19 wards. Masks, gloves and safety equipment is a whole other conversation though. We are running on such low numbers of equipment that we don't have enough to give out to caregivers and doctors. We only have enough for nurses and patients. Doctors get their daily mask at the doctor's lounge (one per day) On the last matter, I don't see my family often anymore.. I consider myself a "walking ball of viruses" due to the nature of my job. So I stay away from my family as much as I can

khysmyass55 karma

First off, WOW. 3-5days? that is insane. That is far too slow. Please note that I'm answering your questions based on SNUH's regulations only. 1. Surgical(dental) masks are not 100% able to keep the virus from penetrating the mask, so we are advised to only wear them when contacting patients that aren't related to COVID-19. 2. In ICU settings, medical staffs are currently wearing PAPR masks on top of N95 masks. All PAPR must be sanitized each time. N95 is one-time use only too. But I’ve heard since all medical facilities are running low on N95 masks, (not sure but) some are saying they are re-using N95 masks to one per day. 3. General progression is very different from GW settings to ICU settings. GW tends to be very mild symptoms, so I'll write down what I know about ICU settings. ICU settings consists of older gen patients, with high percentage of pneumonic XR findings and high rate of dyspnea. I've heard that many patients do require High flow Airvo (High FiO2), and sometimes PEEP ventilators. The Tx is mostly Avx for Pneumonia, and Lung care (Either ventilator, O2 supply, High flow etc) It would be easier to understand if you imagined yourself working in a Pulmonary ICU.

khysmyass44 karma

  1. drink boiled water and NO raw foods.
  2. avoid crowded places.

would be the top two priorities I would say.