“We were all worried about the availability of ventilators but actually you’ve got to have enough people to run them.” Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Joel Dunning, decided to do something about it by redeploying as an ICU Nurse for the NHS, setting a great example for all clinicians being asked to consider roles outside of the comfort zone. He discusses his decision and experience as a surgeon-turned-ICU nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Medscape UK interview.
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Cardiothoracic Surgeon Turns ICU Nurse to Help Fight COVID-19
Submitted by: Emily Farkas
Source: Medscape UK
Source URL: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/929124
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Author(s): Siobhan Harris
