San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
“I collapsed on the day a friend and colleague died; and when a young patient who was dying from Covid-19 for hours on end, despite all the efforts we put in,” he told Diario La Prensa. Beatriz Sorto (26), nurse of the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) in the northern zone.
“When the health crisis started, I never thought this would all happen, so much deaths and pain. Undoubtedly, the most horrible thing is seeing a patient through Covid-19. We had to test our calling and our body’s ability to care for patients after days of more than eight hours. “
Sortó added that during the pandemic the valuable work of the nurses in the various centers and hospitals was reconfirmed. “I’ve always said that without the team Nursing a physical structure would not be a hospital, this area is everything for the patient, we provide the necessary care, we know everything about him without having to tell us what he needs. “
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The area of COVID-19 in which Sorto operates, has a capacity of 106 patients and has 26 professionals Nursing and 56 assistants.
To enter the unit, you must enter the personal protective equipment, wash your hands, put on the Tyvek jumpsuit (permeable suit), gloves, gown, booties, mask with the best protection, goggles or masks and a few more gloves, “after putting on the equipment, not being able to to the bathroom to relieve ourselves “.
The work of Beatriz and his colleagues have gone beyond medical care and is that despite patients seeing their eyes only through the biosafety team, they become a family during their recovery process.
“They learn to recognize us by our voices. We sing to them on their birthday, we offer them words of encouragement, and we help them keep in touch with their relatives. We try to convey a good atmosphere, because once they get in there, we can. not see their loved ones. “
These precious acts have touched the hearts of humble families who, in gratitude, shed what little they have to show their gratitude. “One time they brought me some drinks and fruit. I am sorry to receive details, as I am not doing it out of interest, but because it was born to me. My heart becomes small when they thank me and bless me. not avoiding the knot in the throat and I feel the best nurse
Unfortunately in many cases already doctors Y nurses do everything in your power, the virus behaves unpredictably.
“I can’t forget the case of a young man named Santos who fought for days on end Covid and I hoped he would recover. He always expected me to greet him and say ‘Well and you didn’t leave, you have to hurry up’. From one moment to the next he got worse and one day he started to torment. I prayed for a miracle and I asked God that that boy did not die, I went home with a tormented heart, but with faith in the Lord and the next day he died, it hurt a lot and I always remember. “
Staying away from his family has also been an ordeal. At the beginning of the pandemic made the decision not to see his parents for several months to avoid endangering them. “I asked them not to come to town, as we have the infection focus and they were at greater risk of contamination. I didn’t see them again and when I met them again I couldn’t hug and kiss them for fear of making them sick. “
Despite the sad, tired days and the recovery in fallen through COVID-19the nurse claims that she would not give up her job that she chose when she was in her final year of college.
“I didn’t know what to study, but a colleague said her mother was a nurse and the idea was born. I made the decision when my father was in very poor health and I was taking care of him. National Autonomous University of Honduras of the Sula Valley Unah-vs) and I called myself “.
From that moment on, she knew she would dedicate her life to nursing, a noble task that requires a tremendous vocation that she has decided to pursue as she also teaches nursing technician lessons at the nursing home. Los Zorsales Instituteand leaves a legacy to his country through new professionals.
His desires to continue training don’t stop despite the pandemic as he prepares to study the master of Emergency and intensive care“First, God, I will achieve it and I will continue to contribute to my nation.”
At the moment, however, his greatest wish is that Hondurans continue to implement biosecurity measures to prevent more grief and that both the general population and health workers have a future to make their dreams come true. “It is up to everyone to keep this under control pandemic, we must be responsible. “