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Originally Posted by Lune
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What is your guys' testing protocol for new admits? I've been reading statistics coming from Florida where 1/3 of all hospital admits, all causes, were testing positive for corona.
I'm supposed to be starting my final clinical rotation (physical therapy) at a major trauma center at the end of the month, where I will be in the STICU and trauma ICU. By the terms of my program's agreement with the hospital, I'm not allowed to treat covid+ patients. However, in past rotations, I've had physicians refer pt's for PT before screens came back. Nearly got exposed to TB because of that.
Like are you treating every pt as a possible positive until you get a negative result? I have a feeling this is going to be such a shitshow of a rotation.
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Not from florida but, I'd imagine every hospital is handling this the same way. Seeing as I was just in one for a couple days (turns out I had what they think was a minor eye stroke, randomly went blind in my left eye for like 30 seconds, everything is cool now though), I was put into a separate wing of the hospital where people go if they're waiting for test results. If its negative, they then bring you wherever they intend to keep you.
The PCAs and nurses that came into my room prior to getting the results back were in full PPE garb.
At least where I was, depending on procedures being done, you're re-tested if you haven't had a test within 24 hours of being sent to a different wing. So unfortunately I had to get the test twice.
If you haven't gotten the covid test, trust me, its as shitty as people describe it to be. You still feel like there's a swab up your nose for like 2 minutes after its done its fuckin weird.