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Of: Sven Minell
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Newly graduated nurse Ebba Gyberg had time to work for five months, then the pandemic struck.
After a year of intensive treatment of covid-19 patients, he has resigned.
– It started to affect my health, says Ebba Gyberg.
Ebba Gyberg, 25, has had an intensive year as a nurse in the infection room at Danderyd Hospital. She has described the work herself in a daily video posted here on Aftonbladet.
According to her, the workload was high even before the pandemic, but it is not yet possible to compare with what happened then.
– That it has been under such pressure for so long and continues to function makes it very difficult to perform at a high level, says Ebba Gyberg.
How long does it take you to recover from a workout?
– Most of the times I experience that I have not managed to fully recover before starting to work again. I’ve been very tired. I have probably slept most of the time when I have been free.
Photo: Image from Ebba’s video diary
Ebba Gyberg cleans her mask after caring for a covid-19 patient.
I have an uncomfortable feeling
When Ebba Gyberg is asked what the hardest part of the year was, when caring for COVID-19 patients, she talks about the fear that arose when the second wave arrived.
– It was an opportunity that was very difficult. That’s when the second wave came and I had flashbacks of when it all started and the feeling that it can be the same again. Right now there is a lot of news about mutated variants of the virus and there is also the fear of a third wave.
Photo: Vårdförbundet
Sineva Ribeiro, president of the care association.
One in four people is considering quitting
According to a survey by the Swedish Health Association, nurses who work with patients with covid-19 are very dissatisfied with their situation.
13,200 of the affiliates provided care during the period. And one in four nurses is considering leaving care after this year.
The health service in Sweden was not prepared for this pandemic, according to the Swedish Medical Association.
– Serious figures considering that we are entering the covid year with a shortage of personnel from the beginning. There are no replacements, that’s the biggest problem, says the president of the Care Association, Sineva Ribeiro.
34 out of 50 have quit smoking
In the infection room at Danderyd Hospital, where Ebba Gyberg works, 34 out of 50 nurses have left since January 2020.
– The situation has been tense. We replace departing staff and if there is a gap, we hire through staffing companies if the need arises. Business has continued, but it has been difficult. We have been able to offer the care that we should be able to offer, says Bernd Schmitz, Danderyd Hospital media manager.
You don’t have the right skills
The care association believes that the workload has increased enormously with covid-19. Many experienced nurses have been transferred to intensive care units and recent graduates must take on greater responsibility.
– Nurses who had a patient before the pandemic can now have seven to eight patients to care for. We have figures that 30 percent have been assigned tasks that they really do not have enough knowledge to do. It is a very stressful situation for our nurses.
Photo: Image from Ebba’s video diary
Ebba Gyberg in the infection department.
New experiences
For Ebba Gyberg, work life changed in just a few days. She was one of two nurses in the infection room when Covid arrived. And then I didn’t know much about the virus and its effects.
– I feel like I’ve learned a lot. And that I personally and in my professional role have developed more than I could have dreamed of. The experience I have gained is invaluable.
“Now was the time to change”
Now Ebba Gyberg will start working at Danderyd Hospital Gynecologist. Her goal is to become a midwife in the future.
– It also feels a lot of fun. And since it felt like it was getting too heavy, it was time. So when I had the opportunity to work with something that I was aiming to work with, it felt like the right opportunity to seize that opportunity.
Photo: Private
Ebba Gyberg has resigned after a year of working with covid patients.
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