Abstract

Photograph of Alaides, an ITU nurse at Royal London Hospital, sitting on the floor wearing scrubs.

Notes
Title provided by the photographer.

Copyright: all rights reserved
“Covid 19 and the pandemic changed the lives of every single healthcare professional and it was the most frightening and heartbreaking experience in my career as a critical care nurse. As a healthcare professional I had to face the unknown alongside my colleagues for 2 years and it felt that our shifts were a war zone. Watching in the news the appalling daily increase in hospital admissions knowing that I would be the one providing care to these patients and supporting their families was daunting. I never thought I would see so many families lose their loved ones and to see their pain and hopelessness was devastating. I work with an amazing team who faced covid 19 like soldiers. They gave me the strength to persevere and use my knowledge and nursing skills to save lives. As a team we used all resources necessary to ensure our patients were given the best quality of care under the pressure of staffing shortages and lack of hospital beds.” - - Alaides, 2022.

Physical description
2x photographs: digital colour print on paper; sheet 42 x 50 cm

Reference
Wellcome Collection 3305560i
Copyright note
Johannah Churchill. All rights reserved.