Where do home health care nurses stand in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis? The entire healthcare industry is straining to deal with the COVID-19 case load. The demand for health care professionals across the sector has never been greater or more pressing. This is true across the world, but particularly so in epicenters such as New York.
We have heard about the dangers and difficulties faced by nurses and other health care professionals in hospital environments, but where do home health care nurses stand in all of this? Our nurses have commitments to care for thousands of elderly and vulnerable people across New York, who are confined to their homes and for whom home care is an essential service. This is fine, assuming that both the nurses and patients in question are free of the virus, but what about those that are infected?
