Prolonged Disaster Nursing: Recognizing & Handling Trauma, Part 1 Unprecedented: Nursing in a Pandemic

"I became a nurse because I wanted to be bedside, I wanted to care, I wanted to touch and actually be next to a patient. Now, not being able to give that basic care that I think someone needs… it's discouraging, it’s very upsetting to not be able to do that.” – S. Curran, BSN RNDisaster nursing should be quick and intense - and then over. What are the effects on caregivers when it continues for months? Nurse Shaina Curran and Dr. Jenny D’Olympia discuss the effects of COVID-19 on frontline nu...