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Structural issues causing moral distress for women in the health care industry
Peak Web 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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Peak Web March 2, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate TransLink to increase SkyTrain capacity TransLink has an announced an additional 80 cars will be added to its SkyTrain lines. 56 of these cars will be allocated to the Expo and Millenium Lines, while 24 will…
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