Nurse Maribel Huerta closes a curtain after checking on a patient in the surgical trauma ICU at Advocate Christ Medical Center on April 22, 2021, in Oak Lawn. Huerta, 32, has two artworks in an exhibition titled, “Nurses’ Relaxation and Renewal through the Arts” at the International Museum of Surgical Science. The art has helped nurses cope with work and life stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
‘Instead of keeping it in, I put it on paper.’ Art exhibit shows work nurses created during COVID-19 pandemic.
