Community nursing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Singapore experience.
Br J Community Nurs
; 25(8): 390-395, 2020 Aug 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-696985
ABSTRACT
Community nurses in Singapore support vulnerable older persons with chronic health condition(s). In the situation of scaled-down community health and social services during the COVID-19 outbreak, the community nursing team adopted measures for pandemic preparedness. This report is to share the Singapore General Hospital community nursing experience, preparation and transforming efforts during the pandemic. Team segregation, active screening and triage before visits and other precautionary measures were executed to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19. There was a shift from face-to-face to teleconsultation to meet the requirement of safe social-distancing. Community nursing teams continued to play an active role in supporting older persons during the pandemic, despite the challenges. Moving to the lockdown phase ('circuit breaker'), teleconsultation, virtual meetings and integrated partnerships were essential to ensure healthcare accessibility and continuity of care. The experience gleaned was valuable to advance future community nursing services in the evolving healthcare landscape. Structured teleconsultation and technology advancement are useful to complement the service.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Telemedicine
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Coronavirus Infections
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Community Health Nursing
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Betacoronavirus
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Health Services Accessibility
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Nursing Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Community Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjcn.2020.25.8.390
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