Crisis in Germany by pandemic, volunteer nurses are required

In Germany, 465 deaths from COVIED-19 have been recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death to 40,343 and 16,946 new cases of coronary, reaching 1.908,527.

How effective a health system is, this tests a crisis situation immediately. Even in wealthy Germany and with a health system among the highest in the world, there is fear of collapse of the health system, not because of lack of resources, but human resources. The lack of nurses and caretakers has been a known problem even before the Corona crisis. But Corona has further highlighted the problem. Now due to the lack of nurses, “Berliner Charite” is seeking to hire former nurses, so that the situation does not get out of control like Susanne Wiegand, writes DW.

After Germany was swept by the first wave of Corona's pandemic, Susanna Wiegand volunteered to work as a nurse. At the hospital “Berliner Charite” it works part-time on an intensive ward.

25 years ago she completed her nursing school, but eventually she decided on another profession. Now colleagues are grateful that Susan has returned. When she completes her nine - hour shift with patients infected with Corona, she goes to the office to perform formalities for her first full - time work.

I don't feel good about myself staying home when my colleagues in the intensive ward get stiff when I know I'm specializing in this and I can really help. That's why I'm doing it, it's something self-aware of me”, says Susanna Wiegand. And her help is really needed these days. The German health system has so far weathered the situation, despite the growing number of infections, but more and more often it is heard that intensive treatment patients in German hospitals are reaching the limits of their capacities.

Intensive beds require, given as numbers, can only be served in part

Judith Heepe, director of the nurse in Charite, puts his finger on the wound when talking about the problems of the German health system. “We have a lot of collection devices. We have plenty of room for intensive beds, and we don't lack materials and tools. What concerns us is that all those intensive beds given as figures can only be served in part, because we simply lack personnel”.

Volunteer nurse Susanna Wiegand knows how difficult it is under these conditions. “The intensive ward is full. And when you have three or four patients with Ovidius and you have only one nurse available, it's very difficult. Here things develop fast, very fast. It happens that when I get out of work, I go home with a sad feeling, because I couldn't give the patient that kind of attention I'd like to give. Susana Wiegand, says that despite her heavy burden, she has regained her love for her former job. She says that she also thinks of a full - time return to the hospital. But working conditions in hospitals must improve once.