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Stress from treating patients with COVID-19 can take a on nurses, putting them at risk of moral distress, compassion fatigue and burnout. A group of nursing organizations is responding with the , and individual hospitals have employed a range of tactics to support front-line nurses. These include dedicated spaces for relaxation, psychological support sessions for teams, weekly Zoom hangouts, and a buddy system pairing nurses with colleagues who can provide individual support. One Catholic institution is supporting staff by combining pastoral care with debriefings by the hospital’s psychiatric crisis department. (Nurse.com , 9/8/20)