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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

The number of COVID patients in our hospital just keeps increasing. We now have 2 dedicated ICU's to treat them and have opened up rooms in a new tower to take care of non-COVID patients. We are desperate for nurses, as are so many other hospitals. The pace at work is relentless. When thinking of healthcare workers in a hospital, most people don't think of pharmacists, but we are in it just like the nurses and doctors. We get so many calls about critical patients, and there is so much to consider with the COVID patients. It's daunting. We have several code blues (cardiac/respiratory arrest) a day. Some mornings when I go into work, there are several used code carts lined up waiting to be restocked. They make the department feel crowded and claustrophobic. I've had a headache for 3 days now. I'm still dreaming about work. Still not sleeping well. Feeling very weary.