3.7.2 Unprecedented Working Conditions
Healthcare workers described the emotional difficulty they experienced, which was particularly due to the increased number in deaths, public health measures, and overall strain on healthcare settings:
“As a nurse, I might’ve had 10-12 patients at a time where the majority of patients were very unwell, so unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to give them the time they deserved. You could be with one sick patient for up to an hour and go to the next and they could’ve been lying there dead, for who knows how long. It’s impossible not to blame yourself. You felt like you failed your patient and their families.”
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