Topic: nursing

Virus-drained nurses hang up uniforms for other jobs

Virus-drained nurses hang up uniforms for other jobs

Françoise Michel and Emeline Henry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:41 AM

Despite a desperate plea by European authorities for medical staff to treat wave after wave of COVID-19 patients, these former nurses speak of disillusionment and disappointment with public health systems they say fell far short of what they were designed for.   Read more »

Much-needed hug

Much-needed hug

Nelson Almeida, AFP
Posted at Jun 14 12:17 PM

Suzane Valverde (left) hugs her 85-year-old mother Carmelita Valverde, through a transparent plastic curtain at a senior nursing home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

'Iskonars para sa bayan': PGH mourns death of head nurse

'Iskonars para sa bayan': PGH mourns death of head nurse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 06:45 PM

Faye Palafox spent her last 7 days at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), where she was head nurse of 5RCB1, ensuring that fellow nurses wear their personal protective gears against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), UP College of Nursing said.    Read more »

World short of six million nurses, WHO says

World short of six million nurses, WHO says

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 07 08:25 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses. Read more »

He kissed his mother goodbye. Then he learned she had coronavirus.

He kissed his mother goodbye. Then he learned she had coronavirus.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 06 07:22 AM

Samuel Roy Quinn spent five hours with his mother Friday, finally allowed to say goodbye as her condition deteriorated in a nursing home south of Houston. He held her hand and hugged her. He removed his face mask several times to kiss her on the forehead. When he eventually left the nursing home, The Resort at Texas City, an employee ran after Quinn to tell him — for the first time — that his mother had tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more »

She’s alone, 105 and in a nursing home threatened by coronavirus

She’s alone, 105 and in a nursing home threatened by coronavirus

John Leland, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 08:33 AM

In New York City, nursing homes account for 1 in 4 coronavirus deaths. Nearly 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. Depleted staffs means more residents per worker — and also more room for error or neglect, less time to fully scrub between residents and greater opportunities to carry the virus from one room or wing to another. Read more »

Nurses push for higher pay

Nurses push for higher pay

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 09:27 PM

Baguio-based professional nurses push for higher salaries during a protest at Malcolm Square, People Park in Baguio City Friday.  Read more »

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