36 min
004- The Life of a Newly Minted Nurse in the Time of COVID with Joselyn Lantigua Your Health Unlocked
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- Society & Culture
**CONTENT WARNING**
This episode of the Your Health Unlocked Podcast contains mention of COVID, trauma, depression, illness, and death that some may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.
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Nursing burnout rates grew to alarming levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. 91% considered leaving or were actively looking to leave the nursing profession.
Today we’re speaking with Joselyn Lantigua, a Postpartum nurse and former COVID ICU nurse working on the front lines in Houston, Texas.
In this episoe, you’ll gain insight into the overwhelming challenges nurses and healthcare workers face each day. Joselyn shares her path into nursing, from learning how to take blood pressure on a doll during nursing school to lockdowns and providing compassion and comfort to the dying. This episode will fill you with joy, heartache, hope, and laughter.
To read the full show notes for this episode, visit here. (https://nwhn.org/yourhealthunlocked-004/)
**CONTENT WARNING**
This episode of the Your Health Unlocked Podcast contains mention of COVID, trauma, depression, illness, and death that some may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.
***
Nursing burnout rates grew to alarming levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. 91% considered leaving or were actively looking to leave the nursing profession.
Today we’re speaking with Joselyn Lantigua, a Postpartum nurse and former COVID ICU nurse working on the front lines in Houston, Texas.
In this episoe, you’ll gain insight into the overwhelming challenges nurses and healthcare workers face each day. Joselyn shares her path into nursing, from learning how to take blood pressure on a doll during nursing school to lockdowns and providing compassion and comfort to the dying. This episode will fill you with joy, heartache, hope, and laughter.
To read the full show notes for this episode, visit here. (https://nwhn.org/yourhealthunlocked-004/)
36 min