[Japon] Nurses quit in 15% of hospitals due to COVID-19 working conditions: survey

Auteur : rédaction de Kyodo News

Production : The Japan Times

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Date : 23 décembre 2020

More than 15% of hospitals saw nurses and assistant nurses quit, giving as reasons changes in their work environment and the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a survey released by the Japanese Nursing Association on Tuesday.

Source : Kyodo, « Nurses quit in 15% of hospitals due to COVID-19 working conditions: survey », The Japan Times, 23/12/2020. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/23/national/nurses-quit-hospitals-survey/ (consulté le 23/12/2020)

Photo « à la une » : Medical staff take care of COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Tokyo. A survey showed that 15% of hospitals in Japan are seeing nurses quit because of a worsening working environment and discriminatory remarks made against them. © TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY / VIA KYODO