Care Factor

The Care Factor?tellsthestoryof one incredible nurse - one among many -who chose to meetan unprecedentedglobalhealthcrisison thefrontline. Simone Sheridan has one of the most sought-after skills today. As a nurse, her skill is to care. When Covid-19 began to spreadacross the world in 2020, Sim volunteered to retrain to work inMelbourne'sintensive carewards. Andas sheprepared to go back toICUand case numbers began climbing,Simstarted talking to her friend Ailsa. Through the exhaustion, the confusion, the many tears and the surprising moments of hilarity, Sim kept talking. And Ailsa started writing. In?The? Care Factor, Ailsa walks behind Sim as she faces the realities ofthe coronavirus.Theresult is a deeply human account of what the pandemic has really meant, not just for Simand her fellow health professionals, but also for theirpatients, theirfamiliesand friends, and the manywhofacedlife inlockdown.Thisis a celebration ofnursing, of friendship, and ofthe layers of connection andcarethat allow us to keep going when it feels impossible.