Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how health inequalities have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Alba Llop-GironésAna VračarGisela Llop-GironésJoan BenachLivia Angeli-SilvaLucero JaimezPramila ThapaRamesh BhattaSantosh MahindrakarSara Bontempo ScavoSonia Nar DeviSusana BarriaSusana Marcos AlonsoMireia JuliàPublished in: Human resources for health (2021)
The protection of nurses' health is paramount. International and national enforceable standards are needed, along with economic and health policies designed to substantially improve employment and working conditions for nurses and work-life balance. More knowledge is needed to understand the pathways and mechanisms on how precariousness might affect nurses' health and monitor the progress towards nurses' health equity.