#224 An ICU Nurse Tells Us What’s Really Happening In New York City Hospitals

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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On this exclusive edition of the Sup Daily Coronacast, Amanda is joined by an actual New York City critical care nurse working on the frontlines with COVID-19 patients in the ICU. They discuss the massive influx of patients, what a typical shift is like, and whether or not there is enough PPE for our healthcare workers. She tells us how this crisis has affected her personal life, and shares firsthand experience of what it’s like to go in to work each day. Plus, she tells us why the response to the pandemic, both from our government and our hospitals, should make everyone angry. Donate to the Good Influence Fund by going to: betches.co/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Betches Media Presents.
0:02.0	It's one person coming in from China.
0:04.3	It's going to disappear.
0:05.6	One day, it's like a miracle.
0:06.9	It will all be great.
0:08.1	We're going to be so good.
0:09.3	This is a pandemic.
0:10.6	The Betches suck podcast. No, I don't take responsibility at all.
0:15.0	Hi guys, this is Amanda.
0:18.0	Today we're speaking with the critical care nurse who works in an ICU in New York City which has been obviously ravaged by the
0:24.8	coronavirus pandemic where more than 81,803 cases of COVID-19 have just
0:30.9	been identified in a state where at least 7,000 people have died.
0:35.2	Those are just reported.
0:36.8	Obviously, our guests will have a much better idea of maybe how broad those numbers actually
0:41.1	are.
0:42.1	She will be remaining anonymous and we'll talk a
0:44.2	little bit about you know the reasons why that's a good idea as we get going in but as
0:48.2	he said she is a critical care nurse who works in an ICU in New York City.
0:53.2	So my first question, I'm just curious,
0:55.2	why you wanted to become a nurse and how long
0:57.3	you've been working as a nurse?
0:59.1	I've been working for a nurse for about six years,
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