Overview & Summary: COVID-19: Addressing Ongoing Pandemic Mental Health Concerns for Providers

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental and emotional wellbeing of healthcare providers. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is commonly associated with experiencing a significant threat to the self, or witnessingone, bringing forth feelings of sadness, fear, flashbacks, or memory repression of the event(s) (Sadock & Sadock, 2015). As anexpert in the field of Psychiatric-Mental Nursing for almost two decades, I have frequently found depression and anxietyprevalent across various populations exposed to traumatic events, including persons with chronic and persistent mentalhealth conditions;children, and adolescents with similar manifestations;those with military backgrounds;and mostespecially nurses who have cared for patients throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic © 2023,Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. All Rights Reserved.