Indonesian hospital's preparedness for handling COVID-19 in the early onset of an outbreak: A qualitative study of nurse managers.
Australas Emerg Care
; 25(3): 253-258, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1682926
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hospitals must be well-prepared to respond to pandemics. Hospital preparedness is critical to ensure optimal health service functioning and care delivery to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Nurse managers play critical roles and provide expert advice on hospital preparedness models, to facilitate the delivery of safe and effective care, within the pandemic context.AIM:
To explore nurse managers' perspectives of hospital preparedness to handle the COVID-19 pandemic in its early phase.DESIGN:
Descriptive qualitative study.METHODS:
Nurse managers were recruited from two public hospitals designated for handling COVID-19, in East Java of Indonesia, using purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted via phone and video conference. Data were analysed using the content analysis.RESULTS:
A total of nine nurse managers participated and were included in analyses. Three main categories were identified. These were (1) operational policy, (2) infrastructure arrangement, and (3) healthcare personnel management.CONCLUSIONS:
The Indonesian healthcare system has made responsive adjustments to handle COVID-19 by increasing the flexibility and adaptability of institutional physical structures, services, and human resources on the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Nurse Administrators
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Australas Emerg Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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