KC nurse adjusts to new reality amidst COVID-19 pandemic

It's been weeks since many health care workers around the country have been able to go home to their families after work.

Answers out.Sarah Plake 41 action news.AS THE NUMBER OFCORONAVIRUS CASESCONTINUES TO RISE, MOREHEALTHCARE WORKERSARE FORCED TO MAINTAINSOCIAL DISTANCING FROMTHEIR FAMILIES TO KEEPTHEM SAFE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON SPOKE WITH ONENURSE WHO IS TAKINGEXTRA PRECAUTIONS TOAVOID BRINGING THEVIRUS HOME.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGIT"S BEEN WEEKSSINCE A NURSE HERE ATIVX HEALTH HAS BEENABLE TO SPEND TIME WITHHER FAMILY - IN PERSON.LAUREN GREMILLION IS AREGISTERED NURSE AT IVXHEALTH WHICH PROVIDESI-V THERAPY TO SOME OFTHE MOST AT RISKPATIENTS DURING THISPANDEMIC.GREMILLION SAYSSHE"S BEEN WORKING10 HOUR SHIFTS ONAVERAGE " AND SEEINGMORE PATIENTS THANNORMAL.SHE SAYS HOSPITALS INTHE METRO ARE SENDINGTHEIR PATIENTS TO HERFACILITY FOR TREATMENTTO KEEP THEM OUT OFHOSPITALS TREATINGCOVID-19 PATIENTS.WORKING AT ANOUTPATIENT FACILITY -GREMILLION SAYSSHE"S ABLE TO GOHOME TO HER HUSBANDFOR THE TIME BEING "but no other family members.LAUREN GREMILLION -REGISTERED NURSESIf my other familymembers felt comfortableseeing me than they probablycould, but I don"t feelcomfortable with them seeingme just because I am in healthcare and can"t stay 6 feetaway like you should be.

Myhusband makes me take offmy shoes, jacket, wash myhands, take a shower before Itough anything anyways whichis smart because you justnever know what you bringhome.MCKENZIE NELSON REPORTINGGREMILLION SAYS NOT ALLNURSES ARE ABLE TO GOHOME TO THEIR FAMILIESDURING THIS TIME.SHE SAYS THE PROTOCOLDEPENDS ON WHERETHEY"RE WORKING ANDWHAT THEY"VE BEENEXPOSED TO.SOME NURSES HAVE NOIDEA WHEN THEY"LL BEABLE TO REUNITE WITHTHEIR FAMILIES INPERSON.REPORTING IN Kansas City,MCKENZIE NELSON, 41ACTION N