A COVID-19 survey on mental health and wellness by the American Nurses Foundation has shown that over half of the nurses working in critical care reported that they were not emotionally healthy.

Out of 9,572 nurses surveyed in the third of a series of pandemic-related polls, around 75% nurses across all roles stated that they were stressed, while 10% reported feeling worthless. Around 51% of nurses, 25 to 34 years of age, reported feeling ‘not emotionally healthy.’

Among critical care nurses, 80% reported that they felt stressed or exhausted in the last 14 days, and nearly half reported feeling depressed. About 39% reported feeling numb, and 15% felt worthless. Regarding behavior, 71% of the nurses reported increased difficulty in sleeping in the previous 14 days, 45% reported that they were overeating, 29% reported an increase in alcohol consumption, 6% reported that they had increased suicidal thoughts, and 2% reported increase in self-harm behavior… (Medpage Today)