Medscape June 11, 2020
Marcia Frellick

A Medscape poll yields more evidence that COVID-19 has changed practice significantly for most physicians and nurses around the globe.

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of nurses/advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and 77% of physician respondents said their work had changed significantly or very significantly due to the pandemic. Only 9% of nurses/APRNs and doctors (8%) said their work had not changed at all or had changed only slightly.

The poll, first posted on May 7, reflects responses from 413 physicians (245 outside the United States) and 547 nurses/APRNs.

US PCPs Report the Most Change

US primary care providers were the group most likely to report big changes: 85% said their work had changed significantly. Next were US specialists (77%); European physicians...

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