ABSTRACT
The need for mechanical ventilation increased rapidly, in line with the surge in COVID-19 cases. Giving the prone position is one form of Evidence-Based Nursing practice and has proven beneficial for patients with respiratory distress due to COVID-19 infection. This study aims to present that pronation is an effort to prevent COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms from falling into severe conditions. We report two cases of COVID-19 patients with moderate symptoms who are not intubated. Pronation is carried out in 9 to 15 days, either using Non-Invasive Ventilation or High Flow Nasal Cannula. By implementing the pronation, the need for oxygen fraction can be weaned, and hemodynamic parameters stabilize. The provision of pronation in COVID-19 cases is considered to reduce the high number of needs for mechanical ventilation in the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2022 UPM Press. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, healthcare providers have had to adapt how they triage, diagnose, and care for patients. Intensive care nurses are challenged by a new working scenario inside the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU). They must provide the expected high standard care with advanced technology for patients while maintaining the important role of nurse’s therapeutic touch. This review discusses the touch and technology of nursing in general, which is correlated with providing nursing care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) during the pandemic. This study aimed to create theoretical foundations for nurses’ role in dealing with technology in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, nurses appreciate the advantages of technology, but they also recognize that human interaction is important. Nurses must be able to provide appropriate care through the use of high technology without forgetting the value of nursing itself which is manifested in the form of therapeutic touch. © 2021 UPM Press. All rights reserved.