Abstract
The purpose of this article was to summarize the experience of conversion and management of a nursing unit in a newly revised coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) specialized hospital during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Six characteristics of management were included: nurse selection and training, transformation of ward layout, nurse position setting, quality control, humanistic care, and safety and comfort of individual protection. Orderly and efficient nursing management during COVID-19 treatment is very important to ensure the quality of clinical nursing, improve the cure rate and avoid the infection of nurses. This practical experience of the establishment and management of the nursing unit can provide reference for the nursing management of other public health events, such as the treatment of infectious diseases.
Highlights
The purpose of this article was to summarize the experience of conversion and management of a nursing unit in a newly revised coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) specialized hospital during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
The International Classification Committee of the Virus designated the virus as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); and the World Health Organization (WHO) named the disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[2]
To provide a reference for front-line nursing management in the treatment of COVID-19, we summarized the experiences of management, including nurse selection and training, transformation of ward layout, position setting, quality control, humanistic care, and safety and comfort of personal protection
Summary
The purpose of this article was to summarize the experience of conversion and management of a nursing unit in a newly revised coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) specialized hospital during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. And efficient nursing management during COVID-19 treatment is very important to ensure the quality of clinical nursing, improve the cure rate and avoid the infection of nurses This practical experience of the establishment and management of the nursing unit can provide reference for the nursing management of other public health events, such as the treatment of infectious diseases. On February 13, 2020, our medical team was sent to Wuhan Taikang Tongji Hospital, which was a general hospital under construction It was temporarily transformed into a COVID-19 specialized hospital, with 1016 beds in 19 departments and 1400 staff that came from 55 hospitals. To provide a reference for front-line nursing management in the treatment of COVID-19, we summarized the experiences of management, including nurse selection and training, transformation of ward layout, position setting, quality control, humanistic care, and safety and comfort of personal protection Throat swabs tested negative twice for staff when the hospital was shut down—we called it “zero staff infection.” To provide a reference for front-line nursing management in the treatment of COVID-19, we summarized the experiences of management, including nurse selection and training, transformation of ward layout, position setting, quality control, humanistic care, and safety and comfort of personal protection
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