Anumol Jose (Anu), a 31-year-old nurse in the UAE, opened her home in Sharjah to us at 6am right before getting ready to head to work. A family of three, her husband is also in healthcare, a nurse who works in Sheikh Khalifa Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah. While we spoke softly so as to not wake her sleeping toddler, Anu said the family had gotten used to the new COVID-19 reality of life.
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00:00So today we will be just following you around, having a look at what your day is like and
00:12we will just be flies on the wall watching the extraordinary work you do as a nurse.
00:16So have you been long in the UAE like?
00:20Actually I did my schooling and all in court modeling, then I did my graduation from Bangalore.
00:25I started my career with Narayana Hridayalaya Hospital, then I moved to Saudi Arabia.
00:31After that I got married, then I moved to Dubai, then I joined in Astor in 2018.
00:39Usually my day starts before, like it starts 5 in the morning and I used to get up for
00:46the work around 6.15 like that, meanwhile I need to finish all this household work.
00:53Earlier it was easy because it was just me and my husband, now the routine has changed,
00:58I need to prioritize my son.
01:02Right now my mom came for the vacation, so now she is taking care of everything.
01:07So I am just getting up and I am just going for the duty.
01:11Which is nice to have, especially I am guessing that during this COVID-19 time you are having
01:17a lot of busy days and extra taking care, so it must be nice to have some help also
01:23from your family.
01:24Yes.
01:25Good morning.
01:26Good morning.
01:27How many patients?
01:28Eight patients total.
01:29Eight patients.
01:30How many pediatric here?
01:31All pediatric patients?
01:32No, no.
01:33Three adults are there.
01:34Three adults.
01:35No other complaints?
01:36No, no.
01:37So this is the pediatric ward?
01:38Okay.
01:39From 5.01 to 5.14, pediatric ward.
01:40Then after that…
01:41I will be taking the handover from both sides, night shift and morning shift I will meet.
01:59Okay.
02:00So I can just…
02:01So that you can…
02:02If any comments, anything, I can just tell them or any instructions also I can give.
02:08Okay.
02:09Night duty, morning duty?
02:10No, no.
02:11We got an information that we have to take ECG for all the patients who is going for
02:12surgery.
02:13I will just…
02:14Don't consider the age, like 35, not about 35 or 40.
02:15You have to take for all the patients.
02:16Okay.
02:17We will check the crash cart daily basis.
02:18Okay.
02:19We have crash cart for emergency purpose.
02:20Okay.
02:21We need to make sure that everything is ready.
02:22Ready.
02:39Thank you very much.
02:44Usually when I come in the morning I'll check all the equipment, any code we're missing,
02:46all everything is properly placed.
02:48Because they'll, definitely they'll take care right?
02:52I will cross check also because it's all are costly equipment.
02:56So I don't want any…
02:58So do you have numbers of house?
02:59Who have asset number?
03:00There is a checklist also.
03:01Okay.
03:02Every staff will check in the morning.
03:03And then you cross-check, okay.
03:04Yeah, because especially the equipment is no, maybe.
03:05They cannot see you also right?
03:08misplaced or power cord missing and I have to make sure that it is properly working in condition
03:17because if any emergency comes that time we cannot see anything, maybe bad trailers or anything.
03:22This is like a medication room?
03:24This is our medication room and here we prepare all the medications.
03:27Okay.
03:28So it has been closed always, we all have access to come inside.
03:33Hello Neeta, good morning, how are you?
03:42Hello, good morning Karthima, how are you?
03:50Fine.
03:51You are from Kerala?
03:52Yes, Kerala.
03:53Is everything okay?
03:54Yes.
03:55Did you sleep at night?
03:56Yes, I slept.
03:57So as part of the COVID protocol, what are the extra steps that you take in the maternity ward?
04:05Right now we are not entertaining any visitors.
04:09Okay.
04:10And old people, they can stay in the home itself.
04:12Okay.
04:13And always we have to do the hand washing and sanitizing before taking the baby.
04:18Yeah.
04:19And we will always cover up the baby, that's all.
04:22And baby will be taking the breast feed.
04:25Okay.
04:26So what if one of the mothers has or has tested for positive?
04:31Yeah.
04:32When she comes in for delivery?
04:33Yeah, if the mother is positive means they will be admitted in the 6th floor only.
04:39Okay.
04:40And baby we will be taking care here in the floor.
04:42So you will separate the baby?
04:43Yeah, but some bystander or the baby's next king will be there with the baby.
04:47Okay.
04:48So they can be with the baby and the expressed breast feed also we can give.
04:51Okay.
04:52So and we will be taking care of the baby.
04:54And we will test the baby's COVID test also.
04:57At day of the, I mean this, 12 hours and 24 hours.
05:02Okay.
05:03Depends on the doctor's order.
05:04Okay.
05:05And if it is negative we can discharge the baby.
05:06Have you had any cases?
05:07Yeah, we had.
05:08Yeah.
05:09We recently had 3, 4, 5 cases.
05:10But in all those cases the babies didn't have?
05:12Yeah, babies were not positive.
05:14Only the mothers and also the mothers with asymptomatic they can go home.
05:19Okay.
05:20With a home quarantine and also we were taking.
05:21Okay.
05:23Hello.
05:24Good morning.
05:25Good morning.
05:26How are you dear?
05:27I am good sister.
05:28We met yesterday actually.
05:29Yes.
05:30So how is the baby now?
05:31All good.
05:32Good.
05:33Yes.
05:34Everything is fine.
05:35He is taking the feed no?
05:36Absolutely.
05:37Okay, the cannula is fine.
05:38Okay.
05:39Okay.
05:40He slept in the night or?
05:41Oh yeah, he did sleep.
05:42He slept well.
05:44Good morning ma'am.
05:45Good morning.
05:46How are you?
05:47I am good.
05:48How are you?
05:49I am good.
05:50How are you?
05:51I am good.
05:52How are you?
05:53I am good.
05:54How are you?
05:55I am good.
05:56How are you?
05:57I am good.
05:58How are you?
05:59I am good.
06:00How are you?
06:01I am good.
06:02How are you?
06:03I am good.
06:04How are you?
06:05I am good.
06:06How are you?
06:07I am good.
06:08How are you?
06:09I am good.
06:10How are you?
06:11I am good.
06:12How are you?
06:13I am good ma'am.
06:14How are you ma'am?
06:15Very good.
06:16Today we have 36 cases there.
06:1715 adults and 15 newborns.
06:18Pediatric side 7 babies are there.
06:19Okay.
06:20Okay, all fine ma'am.
06:21There was nothing special in the night like all were good.
06:22Okay.
06:23Okay.
06:24So how is the situation now?
06:25Situation right now it's fine sister.
06:26So we have sent two patients to the OT right now.
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