Global nursing & midwifery perspectives of working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Our inaugural and longest-running study has illuminated findings on nurse and midwife mental health, their experiences with public anger, gaps in workplace training, and financial challenges in health care across the globe.
About the Study
We recently completed data collection for an international comparative study of the pandemic's ongoing effects on the nursing and midwifery workforces globally.
Our study asked nurses and midwives to share stories about working conditions, self-care practices, COVID-19 patient care management, and labor economics. We received responses from over 14,000 participants in over 90 countries.
From our Participants
“I have become more of a mistake fixer than a nurse caring for her patients. I fix doctors mistakes and other nurses (mainly travelers) mistakes.”
- On role changes of frontline nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic
“People were elusive when they looked at me in uniform. They didn't let me board the bus on some occasions, or they threw chlorinated water as it passed.”
- On anger and aggression nurses face in El Salvador
"We are doing everything now."
- On role changes of frontline nurses
“Aggression and anger have manifested themselves in those people who believe in conspiracy theories and do not believe in the effectiveness of vaccinations.”
- On aggression nurses face in Lithuania
* Must be a nurse or midwife to participate
