46 | Returning Nurses share their COVID Stories, Hospital Changes, & Mental Strain | Bobbi Tibbits & Cathy Chao

Bobbi Tibbits is an Emergency Room Nurse & Cathy Chao is an Intensive Care Unit Nurse, both at local hospitals in Las Vegas. Bobbi appeared on episode +1 of The Guest List Podcast, while Cathy appeared on episode +2. Since last speaking, back in mid-April of 2020, both nurses contracted COVID while working on the job. Also Cathy Chao has started her own Youtube channel, which she announced during episode +2, and it has become a popular outlet for insight into the healthcare industry. Both return to share their personal stories, discuss what has changed over the last 5 months, and how the habitual mental strain is affecting those in the hospitals.
This episode was originally recorded as the first Guest List Podcast live-stream across multiple channels including Facebook, Periscope, & YouTube.

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|FLOW OF THE SHOW| 

• [0:00] Introduction
• [3:17] Brief background of Bobbi & Cathy
• [7:08] Nurses being exposed to patients 
• [8:33] The ER/ICU in April vs. now
• [20:05] Bobbi Tibbit's COVID story
• [24:23] Politicizing a global health crisis
• [29:58] Cathy Chao's COVID story
• [37:28] Flu Season is around the corner
• [42:12] Adapting to the new economic environment
• [47:16] Protection precautions
• [51:50] What is a COVID Antibody? 
• [58:00] Las Vegas Strong
• [1:01:42] Hospital morale 
• [1:07:30] The mental strain on the healthcare workers
• [1:20:36] Double dose of 2 questions & how to get in touch 

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