Revista de enfermería de cuidados intensivos y críticos

Abstracto

The situation for nurses during the the covid-19 post pandemic

Seval Ruofei

At the beginning of the pandemic, the situation for nurses, nursing educators, and nursing students was challenging. In many institutions, there was a lack of personal protection equipment which increased the health professionals’ fear of being infected themselves and concerns about bringing the disease home to their own families. Furthermore, the treatment of the patients with COVID-19 was unknown, and nurses were unsure of how to care best for these patients. All health professionals were overwhelmed by the high mortality rates of these patients