.
. WELCOME
. WELCOME BACK. TODAY MARKS THE START OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND NURSE
LORI BROWN THOUGHT THE BEST WAY
TO CELEBRATE OUR HEALTH CARE
WORKERS IS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
HELP AND ADVICE FROM LOCAL
EXPERTS. GOOD MORNING TO
LAURIE. LET ME START OFF BY
THANKING YOU ON THIS NATIONAL
NURSES DAY. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO
HONOR YOU, OUR REAL LIFE
SUPERHEROES. THANK YOU. I'M
GLAD TO BE HERE. YEAH. LORI,
LET'S BEGIN WITH THIS. DURING
THE AIDS CRISIS YOU WERE ON
THE FRONTLINES AT ST. JOHN'S
HOSPITAL IN SANTA MONICA. AND
YOU'RE SAYING WHAT THE NURSES
ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW IS
ACTUALLY WORSE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN
THAT JUST BECAUSE IN SHEER
VOLUME OR NUMBERS THERE ARE SO
MANY MORE PATIENTS EXPERIENCING
KOBE 19 VERSUS THAT AT THE TIME
OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC LIKE THEY
HARMFUL FLOORS JUST FOR AIDS
PATIENTS LIKE THEY HAVE FLOORS
OR UNITS RIGHT NOW JUST FOR
HAVING 19 PATIENTS. SO IT'S
VERY DIFFERENT. AND JUST FOR
THE VOLUME ONE OF THE BIGGEST
STRUGGLES YOU THINK FOR HEALTH
CARE WORKERS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT A NURSE
NOW YOU'RE NOT WORKING IN
THE HOSPITALS ANYMORE BUT YOU
DID FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND
YOU'RE TALKING TO LOTS OF
NURSES, LOTS OF HEALTH CARE
WORKERS. WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE BIGGEST STRUGGLES ARE? I
THINK YOU'RE JUST THERE'S A LOT
OF STRESS OUT HERE PUTTING ON
MORE EQUIPMENT. IT'S VERY
PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING. I DON'T
SEE THE EGO NOW. WE HAVE TO
WEAR A MASK. AND THAT DECREASES
OUR OXYGEN CONSUMPTION. AND CAN
YOU IMAGINE WEARING A MASK FOR
A 12 HOUR SHIFT AND HAVING TO
CONSTANTLY CHANGE AND WE PUT ON
YOUR GOWNS, YOUR MASK, YOUR
YOUR EVERYTHING. FOR EACH
PATIENT IT'S JUST PHYSICALLY
DRAINING. WHAT ABOUT THE MENTAL
STRESS TO THE FEAR OF GETTING
IT THEN BRINGING IT HOME TO
YOUR FAMILY? YOU KNOW, SEEING
PATIENTS SO SICK, SEEING
PATIENTS DYING OR IT'S IT'S
REALLY SAD. I REMEMBER DURING
THE AIDS CRISIS I WOULD JUST GO
HOME AND AND LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT
THINKING ABOUT THESE PEOPLE
THAT WERE SUFFERING. AND MY
HEART JUST WENT OUT TO THEM AND
I KNOW HOW THEY MIGHT FEEL
ABOUT THIS PERSON IN THE FORM
OF CONCERN FOR THEIR FUTURE. SO
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT'S YOUR
PART TO HELP OUR MEDICAL HEALTH
CARE WORKERS? I KNOW YOU USED
YOUR OWN MONEY. YOU HAVE
CREATED A RESOURCE TO HELP OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS. WHAT
EXACTLY IS THIS? SO WHEN IT
HIT. I WAS JUST DEVASTATED
ABOUT ALL OF MY PEERS GOING OUT
TO WORK AND AND BE EXPOSED IN
THESE SITUATIONS WITH NOT A
LITTLE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES,
THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE
ALREADY HAVE A STAFF HERE NOT
ENOUGH NURSES ANYWAYS. AND SO I
THOUGHT WHAT I DO WORK MY GIVE
TO THEM. SO I LOOKED AT BUT I
WAS EXPERIENCING BACK THEN AND
THE AIDS CRISIS AND WHAT WOULD
HAVE HELPED ME. AND SO I PUT
TOGETHER 18 EXPERTS WHO I AM AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN, A
HOMEOPATH PRACTITIONER,
HYPNOTHERAPY EMOTIONAL FREEDOM
TECHNIQUE WHICH IS TAPPING
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, YOGA
YOU NAME IT. IMMUNITY PROGRAMS
THAT HELP EVERY EXPERT SLEEP
EXPERT EVERY EXPERT I COULD
THINK OF THAT WOULD HELP PASS.
AND WE HAVE WE DID A VIDEO BITE
SIZED 20 MINUTE UP TO 40
MINUTES, MAYBE 30 AT THE MOST
OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN
IMPLEMENT RIGHT NOW. HELP THEM
TO HELP INCREASE OUR IMMUNITY,
DECREASE STUFF. EVERYTHING THAT
THEY NEED RIGHT NOW ESSENTIALLY
COVER 19 SURVIVAL GUIDE. WHAT
ARE SOME OF THE NURSES OR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO HAVE
BEEN TO THAT WEB SITE? BY
THE WAY, WHAT IS THE WEB SITE?
WHERE CAN THEY FIND THAT
INFORMATION AND WHAT IS
THE FEEDBACK YOU'RE GETTING?
OK. SO IT'S EMPOWERED ONE SENSE
EMPOWERED NURSES DOT ORG SLASH
CODED EMPOWERED NURSES DOT ORG
SLASH. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A
BUNCH OF GRATITUDE AND THANKING
YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER
AND HOW USEFUL THOSE VIDEOS
HAVE BEEN FOR THEM NOW AND NOT
ONLY HAVE I RECEIVED LETTERS OF
GRATITUDE OR EMAILS OR WHATNOT
BUT ALSO NOT JUST FROM
THE NURSES BUT FROM MORE FAMILY
MEMBERS BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SO
STRESSED LIKE THIS ALL YOU WANT
TO DO IS COME HOME AND YOU'RE
STILL, YOU KNOW, ALL WOUND AND
YOU DON'T CAN'T ENJOY YOUR
FAMILY. AND SOME OF THEM ARE
AFRAID TO EVEN BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
.SO THIS SURVIVAL GUIDE I GOT
E-MAILS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS
THANKING ME AS WELL. THAT IS
AWESOME. AS YOU MENTIONED,
EMPOWERED NURSES DOT ORG SLASH
COVERED. WE HAVE THAT
INFORMATION AS WELL ON
THE SCREEN. WE'LL ALSO POSTED
TO OUR WEB SITE CBS DOT COM.
LAURIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. A
BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF
THE NURSES. THE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES. I
KNOW THE HOURS YOU'RE PUTTING
IN THERE LONG