It has been a stressful time. Studies will show the long-term effects that Covid has are both mental and physical. It is likely that many in healthcare will have a form of PTSD from Covid. “When we first started treating Covid some health care providers were shunned by their families because they did not agree with the work they were doing, said Tasha Conley, RN, MSN, C-EFM, OneWorld Nursing Director. “It can be very isolating. There is a pride in the work that we do and knowing that we are making a difference. We have helped change outcomes and saved lives.” “One of the first patients we lost to Covid was a husband and father to six girls ages
2-19 years. The mother had just gotten home the night before after being at Children’s Hospital for a week with one of the girls. When the father collapsed at home his 19-year old daughter tried to save him. It was unexpected. They didn’t know he had Covid until the autopsy was done. They were devastated. The fear and trauma that they have been left with has been overwhelming. Learning to live without their dad and with what they watched happen. Our social work team helped to provide them basic resources and connect them with Grief’s Journey and a local church adopted their family to help with rent and utilities. Shortly after, Mom tested positive for Covid and had to quarantine away from the girls. During that time, the 19-year old had to take her 5-year sister to the hospital. Our team was in contact with them, and took them food after realizing they had been there for 18 hours with nothing to eat. During a telehealth call, one of our nurses heard the girls trying to do their schoolwork. The close proximity made it extremely hard to hear and concentrate. After hearing this, our nurse sent a pair of headphones for each girl. When summer came along, the same nurse sent them a box of crafts and fun activities to do together. They are doing a lot better now, but it will take time to recover and it will never be the same.” – Sarah Miller APRN, OneWorld Associate Medical Services Director Due to loss of employment, many patients did not have money or transportation to get their medications. There was also the challenge of getting prescriptions to those who tested positive and were in quarantine. OneWorld Development and Pharmacy team worked to find ways to utilize grants, establish home delivery, and walk-up windows and car side delivery were implemented for patients who could not enter the building. There were many impacts from getting Covid that people have had to deal with. Some restrictions are being lifted, but the effects linger from loss of jobs and not being able to go to work. Food insecurity continues to be a big issue. OneWorld outreach groups such as Omaha Teen Generation have worked to support adolescents during these difficult times.
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