Medical professionals fighting on the front lines against COVID-19 are also taking on the mental work of providing care during a pandemic.
The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) told Global News members are dealing with the health threat on all fronts. “It is the COVID-19 overload,” Tracy Zambory said. “They hear it all day at work, they can’t get away from it anywhere. “You don’t get away from it on social media.
You don’t get away from it on the news.” According to SUN, the biggest concern for registered nurses is access to personal protective equipment (PPE). “We’ve had members tell us there is rationing happening and they’re feeling very frightened about their own protection, the protection of their patients and further