Nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are struggling with their mentalhealth.
, and when she spoke up, her hospital threatened her with disciplinary action.
Cordero added that a primary source of stress has been her hospital's lack of transparency about personal protective equipment, changing policies and staff's coronavirus exposure. Josh Deal, a nurse manager in North Carolina, told TODAY that he doesn't believe his own mental health has suffered as a result of the pandemic. But he worries about the at-home support systems of his emergency room staff, many of whom are voluntarily working overtime."As a supervisor, seeing the stress that goes on in your unit is very taxing," he said.
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