Imagine witnessing the nightmare of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients over and over again. 鈥淪uch is the intense stress on acute-care nurses鈥nd it is taking a terrible toll,鈥 the Washington Post editorial board this week. Citing survey data from the American Nurses Foundation on nurses鈥 mental health, the editorial concludes, 鈥淣urses need respect from patients and managers, relief from the massive pandemic patient overload and understaffing, mental health support on-site, and all the support that the government and private sector can muster.鈥 (Washington Post鈥, 11/15/21)
