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Year of the Nurse
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Year of the Nurse

A 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Memoir

Caskara Press, 2021 mais...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • Bold
  • Hot Topic

Recommendation

When the World Health Organization designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse, little did nurses in the United States know they would be sent into the fight against Covid-19 like soldiers into war — only with insufficient equipment and less support. In this blunt and often angry account, Cassandra Alexander, an experienced ICU nurse, recounts fighting for people’s lives on a daily basis, while government, society and even her family undermine and discredit her efforts and those of other health professionals.

Take-Aways

  • When nurse Cassandra Alexander saw a video of nurses in Italy “proning” their COVID patients, she recognized a serious situation.
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages meant nurses had to source their own masks.
  • Ventilators serve one person at a time.

About the Author

Registered nurse Cassandra Alexander has experience in burn, critical care transport and ICU.