San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
“I collapsed the day a friend and colleague died; and when a young patient died who died for hours because of Covid-19, despite all the efforts I made,” he said. he for Diario La Prensa Beatriz Sorto (26), healthcare professional Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS) in the northern area.
“When the health crisis started, I never thought that all this would happen, so many deaths and pain. Undoubtedly, the worst thing is to see a patient agonizing over Covid-19. We had to test our vocation and body’s ability to care for patients after days of more than eight hours. “
Sortó added that the pandemic reaffirmed the valuable work carried out by nurses in various centers and hospitals. “I always said that without a team Healthcare 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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Zone of Covid-19 Sorto has a capacity of 106 patients and 26 professionals Healthcare and 56 auxiliaries.
To enter the unit you must use personal protective equipment, wash your hands, put on the Tyvek jumpsuit (permeable suit), gloves, gown, ankle boots, the best protective mask, goggles or masks and another pair of gloves, “after putting on the equipment, not being able to go to bathroom to make it easier ”.
His work Beatriz and his colleagues have gone beyond medical care and is that, despite the fact that patients get to see their eyes only by the biosafety team, during the recovery process they become a family.
“They learn to recognize us by our voices. We sing them for their birthday, we offer them words of encouragement and we help them keep in touch with their relatives. We try to give them a good atmosphere because once they get there they can’t see their loved ones. “
These valuable actions have touched the hearts of humble families who, in gratitude, disapprove of what little they have to show their gratitude. “Once, they brought me some drinks and fruit. I’m sad to receive details, because I’m not doing it out of interest, but because I’m born. My heart becomes small when I thank and bless myself, I can’t avoid the knot in my throat. and I feel the best nurse“.
Unfortunately, in many cases, even if physicians Yes nurse do everything in your power, the virus acts unpredictably.
“I can’t forget the case of a young man named Santos who fought for a few days Covid and I hoped he would recover. He always expected me to greet him and say, “Aja and you’re not gone, you have to hurry.” From one moment to the next he got worse and one day he started agonizing. I prayed for a miracle and I prayed to God that the boy would not die, I went home with a restless heart, but with faith in the Lord and the next day he died, it hurt a lot and I always remember ” .
Being away from family was also an ordeal. At the beginning pandemic he decided not to see his parents for several months to avoid endangering them. “I asked him not to come to the city because we were focus of infection and had a higher risk of contagion. I stopped seeing them and when I met them again I couldn’t hug them and kiss them for fear of making them sick. “
Despite the sad, tired days and the return in cases of Covid-19, the nurse claims that she would not give up her job, which she chose when she was studying her last year of college.
“I didn’t know what to study, but a colleague said that her mother is a nurse and the idea was born. I made the decision when my father was very stupid and I took care of him. I signed up for National Autonomous University of Honduras in the Sula Valley (Unah-vs) and I called myself “.
From that moment he knew that he would dedicate his life to nursing, a noble task that requires an enormous vocation and which he decided to carry on, because he also teaches courses in technicians in Los Zorsales Institute, leaving a legacy to his country through new professionals.
His desire to continue training does not stop despite the pandemic, as he prepares to study the master Emergency and intensive care. “First, Lord, I will accomplish it and continue to contribute to my nation.”
However, at this time his greatest wish is that Hondurans continue to practice biosecurity measures to avoid more mourning and that both the general population and health professionals have a day to do tomorrow. dreams come true. “It simply came to our notice then pandemic, we must be responsible. “