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'They don't see how bad it truly is' — Lincoln ICU doctors, nurses bear the brunt of the pandemic
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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
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BRYAN 6N | THE FRONT LINE OF THE PANDEMIC
'They don't see how bad it truly is' — Lincoln ICU doctors, nurses bear the brunt of the pandemic
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Dec 13, 2020
- Dec 13, 2020 Updated Dec 10, 2021
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For months, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists have worked to help COVID-19 patients on 6N, the ICU unit at Bryan East Campus. In many cases, patients who are breathing on their own see their conditions quickly worsen. "It's hard to go home and not think about that, to just kind of de-plug from work, because these patients are so scared, and we're trying everything," nurse Kelsey Hoppe said.
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Reporter Chris Dunker was allowed inside the ICU for coronavirus patients at Bryan Health's East Campus this past week.
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Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
It’s still dark outside when the nurses caring for those most critically ill with the coronavirus at Bryan East Campus gather for their 6:45 a.m. meeting Wednesday.
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Staff talk outside a patient's room on 6N, the ICU unit for COVID-19 patients at Bryan East Campus last September.
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Bryan has made counseling services available to its employees who work in the units hit hardest by the pandemic and has offered to rotate staff who need a week respite on another floor. "That gives them just enough of a break to come back and say 'I can do this for another four weeks,'" said Candy Locke, the nurse manager.
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Patient care at Bryan a test of resiliency as number of deaths spike
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Staff use personal protective equipment in the COVID-19 unit at Bryan Health.
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Bryan has made counseling services available to its employees who work in the units hit hardest by the pandemic and has offered to rotate staff who need a week respite on another floor. "That gives them just enough of a break to come back and say 'I can do this for another four weeks,'" said Candy Locke, the nurse manager.
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The people who work in the COVID-19 ICU that currently takes up a large part of the sixth floor at Bryan East Campus say they are worn out. "When the nurses are having nightmares at night and they're telling you about it, it's rough," said Leah Harrington, an assistant nurse manager.
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A staff member in personal protective equipment tends to a patient in the COVID-19 unit at Bryan Health. COURTESY PHOTO
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For months, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists have worked to help COVID-19 patients on 6N, the ICU unit at Bryan East Campus. In many cases, patients who are breathing on their own see their conditions quickly worsen. "It's hard to go home and not think about that, to just kind of de-plug from work, because these patients are so scared, and we're trying everything," nurse Kelsey Hoppe said.
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Staff talk outside a patient's room on 6N, the ICU unit for COVID-19 patients at Bryan East Campus last September.
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For months, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists have worked to help COVID-19 patients on 6N, the ICU unit at Bryan East Campus. In many cases, patients who are breathing on their own see their conditions quickly worsen. "It's hard to go home and not think about that, to just kind of de-plug from work, because these patients are so scared, and we're trying everything," nurse Kelsey Hoppe said.
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Staff talk outside a patient's room on 6N, the ICU unit for COVID-19 patients at Bryan East Campus last September.
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Bryan has made counseling services available to its employees who work in the units hit hardest by the pandemic and has offered to rotate staff who need a week respite on another floor. "That gives them just enough of a break to come back and say 'I can do this for another four weeks,'" said Candy Locke, the nurse manager.
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Reporter Chris Dunker was allowed inside the ICU for coronavirus patients at Bryan Health's East Campus this past week.
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