Ebola: Who’s looking out for the nurses?

Being a nurse is a risky job. Needle-stick injuries, violence, back injuries, and infectious disease are all potential threats. But until recently, nursing was not usually viewed, like police work, or commercial fishing, as a life-endangering career choice. Those who risk their lives for their work go into it knowing the risks, and receive intensive training and protective gear.
Not so the …


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