While speaking on the phone to a family member of the deceased COVID-19 patient, Chaplain Kristin Michaelsen holds Kristin's hand while Kristin is holding Kristin's hand at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills on January 9, 2021. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
A nurse quit her position amid the rise in COVID-19 patient hospitalizations in Mississippi.
In an interview with MSNBC, Jen Sartin mentioned exhaustion as well mental strain as the reason she switched departments.
Mississippi has the lowest rate of vaccination due to the Delta variant.
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A nurse in the intensive care unit is resigning because she is tired and stressed from working in a hospital that is overcrowded with COVID-19 patients.
"I don’t have any strength left. In an interview with MSNBC, Jen Sartin, a Singing River Health System nurse in Ocean Springs, Mississippi said that she has given so much, it's hard to keep going. "That's why it was so important for me to change departments because it has affected me in ways that I never imagined."
Sartin stated, "And it's never going to get better. I have to protect my family and myself from any harm." "Because people don't do what is necessary to protect us, then we are human. We are not robots. We are not robots. This capacity is not sustainable."
According to the New York Times, only 36% of Mississippians are fully vaccinated. Hospitals are experiencing an increase in COVID-19-related cases. WWL-TV reported that the largest hospital in the state needed to set up an alternative care facility in its parking lot to accommodate patients.
Alan Jones, University of Mississippi Medical Center, stated that an increase in the number of cases could result in "failure of Mississippi's hospital system."
Many nurses have had to quit their jobs due to the pandemic. Sartin's decision is made as a result of the fact that more children are being admitted into hospitals and that a majority of patients have not been vaccinated. MSNBC interviewed her and she said, "I've seen more deaths than I ever thought I would in my whole life."
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According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, there were 5,023 COVID-19 new cases as of August 12. John Hopkins University reports that there have been 381,147 cases of the virus and 7,761 deaths.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, masks and vaccines can be used to reduce the spread of the virus.
I respect everyone's decision to get vaccinated, but it's only going to get worse. Sartin stated that it is gonna reach a point where it impacts our children, which is my greatest fear.
She also said that she fears the coronavirus "will keep mutating, and we could have done everything possible to stop it."
Starin stated, "We have a solution. We can get the vaccine and wear our masks and do what we need to."
She said, "We're tired. The nurses are exhausted. It's getting to the stage where we need help.
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