but two-thirds of critical care nurses have considered quitting. yes, you are absolutely right. and as a nurse practitioners myself i can speak and say from the very beginning of the pandemic we have been there in testing sights and we have in the ed and icu s and we have been seeing patients on the phone and telehealth and this has been going on for two years continuously and shortage and burnout was actually present before we went into the pandemic. now having to work extra and overtime and pick up additional shifts and if you re taking care of covid positive patients, you re doing all of this in ppe and not being able to take breaks. i mean, it is very challenging and so now we are heading into the third year and in many cases the fifth wave and seeing continued hospitalizations so patients are coming in for supplemental oxygen, they are