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Structural issues causing moral distress for women in the health care industry
December 2, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer A recent study conducted by SFU health sciences assistant professor, Julia Smith, found women in health care experienced increased moral distress during the pandemic. During COVID-19, staffing shortages and a lack of access to necessary equipment — like personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and masks — was found to increase moral distress in 2020 and 2021. The study also indicated that “at home, women experienced moral constraints related to inability to support children’s education and well-being.” Moral distress, a central theme of the research, pointed to a situation “when you know the ethically correct…
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New urgent and primary care centre opens in Burnaby
November 10, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Burnaby-Metrotown will be getting a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC), and official operations began on November 1, 2022. The ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 29, included BC legislative and municipal officials as well…
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Professors should be more compassionate towards working students
February 26, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer As students are getting burnt out by life in and outside the classroom, professors need to realize that — pandemic or not — not everyone has the privilege to only focus on academia throughout their…
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Self-care amidst an endless workload
February 10, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer We’re encouraged to constantly be productive regardless of the cost. Overwork culture promotes overworking as “a status symbol that puts us on the path to success.” As students with the ambiguous goal of “academic success,”…
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Student burnout was a big problem before the pandemic
January 26, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I think it’s safe to say that all of us students are exhausted, and it’s only the beginning of the semester. I miss when I was just a bright-eyed, naïve first year at SFU, genuinely excited…
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