“…Since March 2020, healthcare systems and settings (particularly hospital‐based services) have faced additional challenges with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) (Delaney, 2021 ). The COVID‐19 global pandemic had caused nurses to be challenged beyond their own limits, adjusting to a “new normal” (Delaney, 2021 ; Maben & Bridges, 2020 , p. 2742). Evidence from the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) report that psychological distress symptoms have increased in the community during the pandemic, with those aged 13 to 26 years exhibiting the greatest deterioration (McGinty et al, 2020 ; O'Reilly et al, 2020 ; Pierce et al, 2020 ; Wisconsin Office of Children's Health, 2021 ).…”