Nurses’ Mental Health and Well-Being: COVID-19 Impacts
Andrea M. Stelnicki, R. Nicholas Carleton, Carol Reichert
Abstract
The editorial will introduce a special section on nurses' mental health and well-being that will showcase results from a groundbreaking pan-Canadian study of nurses' occupational stress. The article series highlights research efforts toward better supporting nurses' mental health. In this editorial, we discuss the importance of this research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We review the current stressors faced by nurses and anticipate how nurses' mental health and well-being will be impacted by COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mental healthPandemicStressorSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPsychologySpecial sectionNursingMedicinePsychiatryEngineeringPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyOutbreakDiseaseEngineering physicsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research