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An Exploration Of Covid-19 Impact On Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health In China, Jenny Yang
An Exploration Of Covid-19 Impact On Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health In China, Jenny Yang
Nursing | Senior Theses
Background
In December 2019, the first confirmed human case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, China. By March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) had classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic due to the rapid spread of the virus to other countries. Many people have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in various aspects, especially front-line healthcare workers. Hospital working conditions are constantly changing to cope with the problems that arise from the pandemic. These problems can result in an unsafe patient-to-nurse ratio, understaffed healthcare workers in hospitals, equipment shortage, and increased …
The Effects Of Covid-19 On Healthcare Workers: An Exploration Of Burnout, Cherise Fernandez
The Effects Of Covid-19 On Healthcare Workers: An Exploration Of Burnout, Cherise Fernandez
Nursing | Senior Theses
The healthcare workplace has been challenged with the SARS-CoV-2 corona virus (COVID-19) for majority of the year 2020 and it has posed a number of challenges for healthcare workers (HCWs). Due to the increased workload and demanding work hours, the prevalence of physician burnout has increased amongst this population. The escalation of burnout may lead to negative effects on physical and mental health. This poses a health concern amongst patients because the increase of burnout affects patient care, safety, and quality of care. Various surveys have been sent out to HCWs in order to determine if burnout has increased within …