In the home, a confirmed elderly person suddenly had shortness of breath and low blood oxygen level. Miss Wang, who was about to get off work, immediately rushed to the elderly's bed with several colleagues, while pumping sputum, giving oxygen, calling an ambulance, and calling The outreach nurse asked for help, while encouraging the elder to "come on, don't give up", listening to the elder's weak response.
It was not until she saw him on the ambulance that Miss Wang got off work in peace.
Since the fifth wave of the epidemic, a total of about 710 residential homes have experienced outbreaks, and many residents and staff have been diagnosed with the disease, and they are facing severe manpower shortages.
Ms. Wang, a nurse in the residential house, witnessed the death of a resident in the residential house. After she and her colleagues contracted the virus, she continued to stay behind to take care of the elderly. She said, "This is a long-term war, and I will try my best to endure it until the epidemic is over. "
Miss Wang (first from right) and other colleagues have been taking care of the elderly in the home.
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Residents don't have much time to wait until Bai Che has passed away: they must reply to their mood and take care of them
Ms. Wang has been in the industry for 7 years. She said that before the epidemic, she had never seen an elderly person die in a hospital; but with the severe epidemic, the use of ambulances was high, and sometimes the ambulance could not be waited for most of the day. The situation suddenly deteriorated. She and her colleagues did everything possible: giving oxygen, administering drugs, continuously measuring and observing various vital signs. Unfortunately, before the ambulance arrived, the inmate had passed away.
The resident left suddenly, but there was not much time to allow Miss Wang to be sad, "I am so sad at night, but when I see other elders the next day, I have to recover my mood. If I continue to be sad, I can't continue to take care of them comprehensively. ”
Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, a total of about 710 residential homes have had confirmed cases successively.
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▼On March 2, there were patients waiting in the outdoor tent of the Accident and Emergency Department of Caritas Hospital▼
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Residential homes are divided into confirmed areas
The fifth wave of the epidemic struck. More than a dozen residents of the residential house where Ms. Wang worked were diagnosed. The residential house was divided into confirmed areas and focused on taking care of them.
Every day to go to work, everyone is fully armed: face shields, masks, gloves, hoods, and they will be thoroughly disinfected according to infection control guidelines when leaving the clock.
7 years into the industry, the infection in the last month can better understand the suffering of the residents who are diagnosed
Miss Wang said that the elderly in the home are older, and many of them are chronically ill. After being diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, they need more care.
She understands the hardships of contracting the new coronary pneumonia, because she was also infected in the middle of last month. "At the beginning, it was a sore throat, fever, and cough. They all had upper respiratory tract infections, like a bad cold. The land (elderly) is more difficult. I don’t want to give up the land, so I continue to stay in my post.”
▼The fifth wave of outbreaks in many nursing homes▼
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Taking cold medicines while sick: the basic mission of nurses in the rescue department
After contracting the disease, Miss Wang did not step back from the front line. Instead, she chose to take cold medicine and cough medicine, and continued to stay in the hospital's confirmed area to take care of the elderly who had been diagnosed. Mi is so miserable, if I do ten people alone, I will really shout out. If I am positive, I can take care of the positive class elders, so that my colleagues have no chance to be infected. "
If it is positive, don’t rework, and it’s so miserable to return to negative. If you do ten people alone, you will really shout out.
I am positive and can take care of the inmates in the positive class, so that my colleagues have the opportunity to be infected... I will stand up for them (inmates).
Miss Wang
Sometimes my throat is on fire and I can’t speak, so I use body language to tell the elderly to take medicine. “Of course it’s hard to go back to work after being sick, but it’s because of them. I will stand it.” Providing care, such as suctioning, still carries risks.
But Miss Wang said, "I don't care so much. I will bear the risk of infection because it is always about saving people. This is our basic mission as a nurse."
▼On February 26, patients in the emergency room of Caritas Hospital waited under the tent▼
Remember grandma's dying message: You must be a good nurse!
Ms. Wang admitted that she was influenced by her grandmother for her persistence in the work of nurses.
She recalled that her grandmother once met a good nurse, and from time to time she said that a good nurse can comfort patients physically and mentally, making them feel happy even in the last stages of their lives.
Later, before her death, my grandmother sent her a message: "You must be a good nurse."
My grandmother once met a good nurse. A nurse who speaks kindly from time to time can comfort the patient physically and mentally. Even in the last part of life, she will still feel happy. Before her death, my grandmother told me: You must be a good nurse.
Miss Wang
I just want the residents to have someone to take care of Miss Wang: until the epidemic is over
Miss Wang knows that there will be people who question that people who are infected should not go to work. She agrees that ordinary people who are infected should not continue to work to avoid infecting others.
But when it comes to the care of the nursing home, she only pays attention: "If I don't go back to work, what about the seniors in the positive class? The government has assigned class people to take care of them, so we can work with the housing company to rest in peace. But 𠵱The family is not related, the department really relies on my hospital staff to fight this battle on their own."
The government has sent people to take care of them, so we can rest in peace at home, but the family really relies on our hospital staff to fight this war... It's a long-term war, I will try my best Suffer until the epidemic is over.
Miss Wang
Miss Wang described this epidemic as a long-term war, and she didn't think too much about whether her body could endure it. "In short, I will try my best to endure it until the epidemic is over." And after contracting the epidemic, she still insisted on taking care of the confirmed residents. She was not the only one of the staff. They were indignant and filled each other's seats, just wanting the residents to continue to be taken care of.
Miss Wang also admitted that her family is worried about her, "But there is no way to do it. There is always a group of elders who are waiting for us to take care of them. I will do my best and take care of them."
▼On February 21st, the Temporary Care Center of Kwun Tong Choi Wing Road Gymnasium will accept those who are waiting for admission▼
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