Nursesinapandemic

I can’t stop the thoughts in my head. The last week for me has been the worst since this pandemic started over a year and a half ago. I keep replaying what happened with two separate patients like a record player that won’t stop. Both young women in their 30s…

Welcome to the first in our new video series, “Zoom Musings,” featuring Observer writer Sam Alix in conversation with people — especially veterans — whose everyday lives have been impacted by COVID-19. In this video, Sam Alix, an Air Force veteran, had the opportunity to converse with Josh Truxal, a…

By Dahlia Tayag The ground starts shaking; the building begins to sway. An elevator carrying a patient headed for emergency surgery suddenly freezes between floors. Oxygen to a Covid-19 patient’s ventilator stops working. Lights in intensive care go dark just as a physician is putting in an emergency stent. Anesthesia…

To The Nurses’ Station | Ward E Saint Martha’s Hospital | Bangalore. June 2021. Dear Nurses, I write to you collectively since rays of sunshine cannot be distinguished from one another. …

Dan Houchins had the day off from work, but quickly came to the hospital when his brother called. There was urgency in his voice. It was early March and the COVID-19 pandemic was just on the cusp of an explosion. …

Fabiola Dominguez felt she did not have a choice when the Baptist Hospital in Miami shut down its Children’s branch. She had worked as a pediatric nurse for her entire career, until last April. …