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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
Nurses suffer burn-out, psychological distress in Covid fight

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Reuters
10 October, 2020, 04:25 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2020, 05:08 pm

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Nurses suffer burn-out, psychological distress in Covid fight

The figure was based on responses from roughly a quarter of ICN's national nurses’ associations in more than 130 countries

Reuters
10 October, 2020, 04:25 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2020, 05:08 pm
ICN has lobbied for better protection and working conditions for nurses on the front lines of the pandemic Photo: Reuters
ICN has lobbied for better protection and working conditions for nurses on the front lines of the pandemic Photo: Reuters

Many nurses caring for Covid-19 patients are suffering burn-out or psychological distress, and many have faced abuse or discrimination outside of work, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said.

Supplies of personal protective equipment for nurses and other health workers in some care homes remain insufficient, it said, marking World Mental Health Day on Saturday.

"We are extremely concerned about the mental health impact on nurses," Howard Catton, a British nurse who is the ICN's chief executive, told Reuters Television at the association's headquarters in Geneva.

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"Our most recent survey of national nurses' associations shows that more than 70% of them (the associations) were saying that nurses have been subject to violence or discrimination and as a result of that they are very concerned about extreme cases of psychological distress and mental health pressure," he said.

The figure was based on responses from roughly a quarter of its national nurses' associations in more than 130 countries.

Nurses face a broad spectrum of issues that affect their mental health, including physical and verbal abuse, Catton said.

"There are nurses who have been subject to discrimination, where their landlord has not renewed their lease for their apartment, or they can't get child care for their children," he said, without giving specifics of physical or verbal abuse.

ICN has lobbied for better protection and working conditions for nurses on the front lines of the pandemic.

"We still continue to see problems with the supplies personal protective equipment. There have been improvements, particularly in hospitals," Catton said.

But some care homes and long-term care facilities in Europe, and in North and South America still lack supplies, he said, citing its members' survey.

The World Health Organization said last Monday that services for mentally ill and substance abuse patients have been disrupted worldwide during the pandemic, and Covid-19 is expected to cause further distress for many.


The article originally appeared on Reuters 

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