“I feel like someone at war, it’s chaotic all the time.”
“Nurses do this because it’s their life’s work. But many are reaching their breaking point.”
“People’s lives are on the line,” she said. “We’re taking more patients, we’re working more shifts, sometimes 24 hours at a time. But we can’t give 100% to everyone.”
California surge and stay-at-home order
California continues to face a widespread surge of the novel coronavirus. In fact, officials recently told The Los Angeles Times that Southern California has 0% capacity in its intensive care unit beds, causing widespread concern about how health officials will care for sick patients.