Guadalupe Becerra-Perez and Cyndi Ragona
Recorded
June 30, 2022
Archived
June 30, 2022
36:00 minutes
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Id:
ddv001849
Description
Colleagues Guadalupe Becerra-Perez (40) and Cyndi Ragona (51) share a conversation about working in a community clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic and about the importance of mental healthcare for healthcare professionals.Subject Log / Time Code
GBP talks about what inspired her to become a nurse.
CR talks about the motorcycle accident that led to her being in the hospital for five weeks and how that time in the hospital inspired her to become a nurse.
GBP talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted her role at work. CR and GBP also talk about maintaining a walk-in clinic seeing as many as 1,000 patients a day during the pandemic.
GBP and CR talk about the bonds that formed at work during the pandemic. GBP and CR also talk about opening their doors to people who didn’t know where else to go and about the long lines that would form outside the clinic each morning.
CR and GBP talk about when vaccines were available and the difficulties of having to turn people away.
GBP says she turned to her husband for support during the pandemic. CR and GBP both say that their relationships with their spouses grew closer during the pandemic.
GBP talks about the importance of mental healthcare, specifically for healthcare professionals.
GBP talks about the stigma around seeking mental health services.
GBP talks about some of the things she does for self-care.
CR talks about some of the things she did for self-care, including yoga.
GBP talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed her, saying that it helped her to be closer and more attentive to her family. CR says she has grown closer to her family as well.
GBP and CR talk about what the “new normal” might look like in healthcare and about lessons that can be learned in healthcare from the COVID-19 pandemic.
GBP and CR share their gratitude for one another.
Participants
- Guadalupe Becerra-Perez
- Cyndi Ragona