Ebola – the best and the worst within nursing…and maybe us all

‘Epidemics bring out the worst and the best elements of humanity’ – a remark made by a Royal College of Nursing colleague of mine in 1988. He was, of course, referring to HIV/AIDS as we were then in the midst of HIV’s emergence within Europe. At that time the panic and anxiety was palpable, the media was full of hysteria and misinformation and this was also having an effect on the nursing and medical profession. Refusals to care for people with AIDS were common and the stigmatisation of people with HIV was widespread.
Source: Nursing Outlook - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research