#and i actually finished law school and i passed the bar and ive been trying to apply to jobs but my mom wont get off my fucking back

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A series of 9 screenshots from Reddit.

Image 1 ambidextrose5: They're dropping like flies in our ICU. 20- and 30- years-olds on vent ant 99% of them unvaccinated. Even had a patient's family member bring in a letter from a "lawyer" demanding that the doc give the patient ivermectin. Reply from QuittingSideways: I would make a complaint to your state bar association—they regulate the behavior of lawyers like out state boards of nursing do. COVID-19 is not going to be cured by our knowledgeable friends in the malpractice and general complaint making business which is the law. If they want to weigh in on what nurses and doctors do they should go to school and get the license required. They should also have to have extensive inpatient training. That would shut them up.

Image 2 Alwayssunnyinarizona: The anti-masker in Texas who's about to come off vent had been using ivermectin. And by "about to come off," I don't mean "on hisway home."

Image 3 DaiLo4Lyfe: I had a covid patient on Friday, I gowned up to go into his room to give his meds. He was laying there purposely trying to make my job harder. He was coughing in my face (I have N95, regular mask, and face shield) and I asked him to wear his mask and he asked me "why?". I said it is to protect you and myself, he said "no I don't want to, you are probably vaccinated so you will be fine". I tried to stay professional and not let my emotions show. Right when I was about to leave he asked to be unhooked from the IVs to use the bathroom, I had to stay in that room to wait for him to finish so I don't have to gown up again to go in. Not only that, I caught a family member try to sneak into his room without proper PPE to give him food. I had to stop her immediately to give her proper PPE, she got angry with me saying we are blowing this out of proportion. I sometimes question myself if I really need this job, cause it makes me hate people LOL

Image 4 jroocifer: I am in med surf we just had one who was intubated in January. He was tube feed and A+Ox0-1, bedrest, and dies in misery a week ago. But at least the family was able to was $1 million tax payer dollars on the process and never visit him. So yeah, that's the best case scenario.

Image 5 "I might just quit" [Rant] (no screenname): I get to my shift this morning for my Neuro step down. I have 7 patients, 2 restraints, a screamer and hardcore withdrawal and a Covie patient. I just can't with this shit anymore. If I survive today that will be a miracle. Wish me luck. It's just unsafe. And here's the kicker, the joint commission was here yesterday so they staffed us well but as soon as they are gone, they fuck us over. This is unsafe madness.

Image 6 "Covid from a NICU perspective" [Discussion] (no screenname): Tonight at 2000, we will admit our 6th baby born to an unvaccinated, Covid mom on ECMO. I'm currently caring for a 26wk premie who's mom passed away last night after the family removed life support. He never met his mom- she survived on ECMO for 23 days before suffering arrest and brain damage. They have 2 other kids at home. Tonigh's delivery will be a 28 weeker. Mom as heen on ECMO for 2 weeks and they haven't been able to get her stats above 70% for 2 days so it's time to take baby before we lose them both. They told Dad to expect Mom to survive for a day or so after delivery. This will be our 6th baby that will never meet their mom since Covid started. We always hear moms say they worry about what the shot will to do baby, but they never consider not getting the shot will to do baby. I'm not sure how much more I can handle.

Image 7 Relevant_Solution297: I'm an ICU doctor. If you're unvaccinated and end up on a VENT- I don't care if your 20 or 60, obese or not - you"re not leaving the ICU alive. Let that sink in. And then go get vaccinated.

jgalol: The only one I had who made it was actually vaccinated. They were intubated for only 3 days—unheard of for Covid—and was outta the hospital a few days after that. I didn't tell them how "lucky" they were to be vaccinated because I'd never seen a Covid come to pulm stepdown without a fresh as trach... no vaccine and they woulda died a bad bad death. I didn't think a freshly extubated person needed to hear that, lol.

Image 8 mellowella I'll let you know soon. I have two unvaxed, intubated patients for the last week. One is 82 and was a DNR until family convinced him otherwise. Tubed him last night. The other is 64, his whole family has covid, including his pregnant dauther. All unvaxed. [That next pair or sentences is highlighted] I'm tired of answering these phone calls from family looking for a glimmer of hope or a sign that they are getting better. They aren't.

Image 9 RankledCat: A year ago I truly believed that people would take the pandemic seriously when they saw their friends and family members personally suffering from it. I was naively optimistic and so very wrong.

Reddit’s nursing forum makes for some pretty grim reading.