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'Never this many, never this way': Nurse gives perspective on work during COVID-19 pandemic
Royale Da
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'Never this many, never this way': Nurse gives perspective on work during COVID-19 pandemic
NEW CASE. 5:35 NOW. NEW ON 7, A TAOS NURSE DESCRIBES WHAT HER DAY IS LIKE, DURING THIS PANDEMIC. TAKE A LISTEN. >> I COME IN AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, START WITH THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS FIRST. SO BY THE END OF THE DAY I’M , WORN OUT FROM GOING IN AND OUT OF ROOMS AND PUTTING ON GOWN AND GLOVES AND A MASK AND HELMET AND EVERYTHING OVER AND OVER AGAIN ROYALE: MARTHA IS A NURSE AT HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER IN TAOS. SHE SAYS SHE’S NOW IN THE MOST CHALLENGING POINT OF HER CAREE >> I’VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DI BUT NEVER THIS MANY AND NEVER IN , THIS WAY. AND I DO LET GO AND CRY WITH THE FAMILIES, AND I ALSO KNOW I HAVE A JOB TO DO AND I HAVE TO KE MY FOCUS ON DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE PATIENT, WHETHER THEY WANT US TO TRY TO SAVE THEIR LIFE OR WHETHER THEY WANT US TO LET THEM GO EASY AND JUST BE PEACEFUL AND NOT SUFFER ANY MORE. ROYALE IF ANYTHING HAS BECOME NURSES ARE TRUE CHAMPIONS AND TRUE HEROES. MARTHA SAYS THEIR HOSPITAL IS PART OF A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY, AND NURSES OFTEN KNOW THE COVID PATIENTS WELL OR ARE CONNE
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'Never this many, never this way': Nurse gives perspective on work during COVID-19 pandemic
Royale Da
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Martha Jaramillo is a nurse at Holy Cross hospital in Taos, New Mexico.As the COVID-19 pandemic wages on, Jaramillo talked to sister station KOAT about what her days are like during the pandemic. "I come in and hit the ground running, start with the most critically ill patients first,” Jaramillo says. “So by the end of the day I’m worn out from going in and out of rooms and putting on gown and gloves and a mask and helmet and everything over and over again.” Jaramillo tells KOAT this has been the most challenging point of her career. "I've seen a lot of people die, but never this many and never in this way,” she says. “And I do let go and cry with the families, and I also know I have a job to do and I have to keep my focus — on whether they want us to save their life or let them go, peaceful and not suffer anymore."Because the hospital is part of such a tight-knit community, Jaramillo says nurses often know their COVID-19 patients well or are connected to them in some way outside of work.
TAOS, N.M. —

Martha Jaramillo is a nurse at Holy Cross hospital in Taos, New Mexico.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic wages on, Jaramillo talked to sister station KOAT about what her days are like during the pandemic.

"I come in and hit the ground running, start with the most critically ill patients first,” Jaramillo says. “So by the end of the day I’m worn out from going in and out of rooms and putting on gown and gloves and a mask and helmet and everything over and over again.”

Jaramillo tells KOAT this has been the most challenging point of her career.

"I've seen a lot of people die, but never this many and never in this way,” she says. “And I do let go and cry with the families, and I also know I have a job to do and I have to keep my focus — on whether they want us to save their life or let them go, peaceful and not suffer anymore."

Because the hospital is part of such a tight-knit community, Jaramillo says nurses often know their COVID-19 patients well or are connected to them in some way outside of work.