This has been a true test of resilience for nurses of older people
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This has been a true test of resilience for nurses of older people

Nicky Hayes Consultant editor, Nursing Older People

Caring for older people has always demanded the most from nurses. The COVID-19 pandemic response by nurses has brought out the best in them, but has levelled an unprecedented series of challenges: caring for older people living with frailty, COVID-19 pneumonia and end of life needs; adapting working patterns when staffing levels have been critically low; and riding an emotional roller coaster throughout the crisis.

Nursing Older People. 32, 3, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/nop.32.3.5.s1

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