While U.S. Nurses Fight COVID-19 in Hospitals They Also Fight Burnout

Abstract

While recently conducting research for the Journal of Health Care Finance, I reached out to multiple state nursing associations with high COVID-19 positivity rates. The Journal’s Editor and I wanted to find out what was going on at the state level regarding nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. After reaching out, I was able to speak with representatives from Illinois, California, New York, and Texas. We conducted two in-depth audio interviews, one with the executive director of the ANA: New York Chapter, Jeanine Santelli, and one with Dr. Erin Perez, an advanced practice nurse practitioner and key player within the Texas Nurses Association.

The audio interview with Dr. Perez may be found here.