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Nurses don't want to be COVID-19 'heroes' — they want better conditions, study finds

Critical care nurses who were at the frontline of the COVID pandemic say they do not want to be referred as "heroes" and "angels" as it makes them feel like "political pawns" who do not need better working conditions.

Researchers from the Bond University on the Gold Coast and other universities around the country interviewed critical care nurses in the UK, Australia and North America about the impact of the "hero" and "angel" narrative throughout the pandemic.

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