Role of Anesthesia Nurses in the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19.
J Perianesth Nurs
; 35(5): 453-456, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-437274
ABSTRACT
As the backbone for the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), nurses have been playing key roles in cabin hospitals, isolation wards, and intensive care units for critical cases. Anesthesia nurses have their own professional specialties, such as airway management, the use and maintenance of life support equipment, including ventilators, and the use of high-flow oxygen equipment. With rich experience in emergency responses and nursing, anesthesia nurses, along with emergency nurses and critical care nurses, play important roles during the treatment of patients with COVID-19. In our hospital, 27 of 34 anesthesia nurses participated in the front-line fight against COVID-19 and did an excellent job. Anesthesia care by nurses is relatively new in China, and the role of anesthesia nurses during a disaster response has not been fully appreciated. Given their specialty, anesthesia nurses have played important roles in the treatment of patients with COVID-19. We hope that authorities will consider including anesthesia nurses in national disaster response medical rescue teams.
Keywords
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
/
Coronavirus Infections
/
Nurse Anesthetists
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Perianesth Nurs
Journal subject:
Anesthesiology
/
Nursing
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jopan.2020.05.007
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