Acknowledging the Hidden Tsunami
1Editor Research, Associate Professor, Queen's University, Scholar in Residence, Canadian Nurses Association.
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|July 1, 2021
Abstract:
It is time to acknowledge what has been hidden inside Canada's healthcare system for decades but has become more visible during the COVID-19 pandemic: widespread stress, mental health problems and burnout in the nursing workforce. For the past 20+ years, repeated concerns about the mental health of nurses in Canada have been raised within many national reports, yet the rates have continued to rise.
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