nurses
This Hospital System Asked Its Employees to Volunteer… at Their Jobs
“Anyone can sign up to help outside of their normal working hours.”
Nurses in the United States Were Burnt Out Before Omicron. What’s Next?
A nurse practitioner talks about Omicron, nursing shortages, and what to do about seeing loved ones during the holidays.
Nurses in the Philippines Earn Much Less Than Those in Other Southeast Asian Countries
The Philippines, which currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, also has some of the lowest-paid frontline workers in the region, a study found.
Nurses Are Working as Bouncers Outside Emergency Room Doors
Dispatches from a night shift at an Alberta ER, where nurses are tasked with telling visitors who can and can’t come inside.
NOLA Nurses Are Losing Their Jobs After Weathering a Peak of COVID-19
“They call you a hero in public, and, behind closed doors, they cut your pay or fire you altogether."
Nurses Across the U.S. Are Getting Fired for Fighting PPE Shortages
Clashes over necessary protective equipment, social media policies, and volunteering in understaffed regions have led to terminations for many health care workers.
10 California Nurses Refused to Work Without N95 Masks. They've Now Been Suspended.
"It’s upsetting that it had to come to this point and that our safety wasn’t their first priority. We still have so much more work to do.”
'This Is Truly a War:' Nurses Are Staging a National Day of Protest
'There’s been an entire loss of protocols around infection control because of the shortage of supplies. Instead we’re making them up as we go along.'
As They Save Lives, Healthcare Workers Struggle With Rejection From Society
They don’t only risk infection, they also have to deal with emotional exhaustion and discrimination.
My Dying Coronavirus Patient Was Concerned About Their Hospital Bill
"It's completely abhorrent that this question should even come up."
The Guy Who Helped Invent the N95 Mask Thinks He’s Found a Way to Clean and Reuse Them
“We should get the results in one or two days.”
Motorcyclists Like Me Are Delivering Protective Gear to ER Doctors
The New York City doctors at the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis have found an unlikely ally: bikers.