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. 2005 May;20(5):381–385. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0099.x
“I can actually recall during the first few weeks having a few emotional breakdowns. … I think one of the biggest parts was the change of atmosphere at work, it became a high level of anxiety for the nurses, for the patients unable to see their family members, or family members themselves, and you know for the lack of camaraderie at work when a lot of colleagues were sent home, from the difficulty of getting specialists to come in and see patients … it was a stressful time.”