COVID-19: Initial Perioperative and Perianesthesia Nursing Response in a Military Medical Center.
J Perianesth Nurs
; 35(4): 353-356, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-607363
ABSTRACT
Nurses have historically led efforts to improve the health of populations while simultaneously and unselfishly providing care during pivotal moments of national need. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented strain on the US health care system, including severe shortages of hospital beds, supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals, and healthy frontline clinicians. Perioperative and perianesthesia leaders and clinicians have unique opportunities to provide patient care during the COVID-19 crisis. In this manuscript, we describe the initial changing roles and contributions of perioperative and perianesthesia registered nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and share recent experiences from a military medical center. Perioperative and perianesthesia nurses are vital to the overall nursing viability of the health care system, as they possess the requisite knowledge and skills to provide expert clinical care in many hospital settings and meet the demands of a global pandemic.
Keywords
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Perioperative Nursing
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Coronavirus Infections
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Hospitals, Military
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Perianesth Nurs
Journal subject:
Anesthesiology
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Nursing
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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