5/20
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"I look like this most of the night, when I'm happily ripping off PPE as I leave each COVID patients' room. It's funny to think none of these patients have ever seen my face, but trust me to care for them anyway. Connecting with them has been a struggle, especially since we have to remind ourselves to limit exposure by 'clustering' their care. They may not see me clearly, but they definitely hear me! I need to know their story! This is the part of nursing that I miss, and love—having that connection. And I'm finding we all need this connection—because what will the psychological consequences be when this is all over? I don't think I'm the same after living thru this pandemic and seeing people get this sick," New York COVID nurse Christine Charles Ziobro shared on Instagram. "Patients won't be the same either. At 4 a.m., my 80-year-old patient told me, 'Everyone's gonna need a good laugh and a good shrink.' Maybe she's onto something."