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Celebrating National Nurses Week in Northeast Ohio.

How the pandemic changed the way nurses did their jobs and the impact it left in a profession already facing a shortage.

Michelle Brownlee vividly remembers the chaotic pandemic surges. Changing in and out of hot, uncomfortable Covid gear, dealing with double the patient load and limited support staff.
For her and thousands of other front line Covid nurses, the pandemic was physically and mentally devastating.

“You know, we normally would see about one to two deaths a year on our floor. As normal aging process and end of life, with Covid, within the last two years, we've seen more than 150 deaths on this floor alone,” said UH Parma Medical Center Nurse Manager, Melinda Lakatos, BSN, RN.

At the time, visitors were barred from seeing loved ones so nurses became their only link.

“They teach and tell you in nursing school that you can’t get personal, but they don't teach you how to navigate a pandemic. And when you're the only source of comfort and the only link between a family and a loved one, you have to get involved,” Michelle Brownlee, RN said.
“It was a lot of emotional stress on the staff. We supported them with providing them emotional support through our employee assistance program,” Melinda added.


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