Medscape June 11, 2020
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.
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