Abstract

Managing stress & self-care during COVID-19: Information for nurses. https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm? pageid=6685 The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) notes that during COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are experiencing pressure, fear, exhaustion, isolation and ongoing emotional trauma and that this stress and trauma affects nurses mental health, safety, and ability to provide best possible care (APNA, 2020, p. 1). The well-being initiative. https://<www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environ ment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/corona virus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/ The ANA Enterprise has an open access site on response to coronavirus that advocates for evidence-based guidelines and resources to promote safety for health care providers to effectively provide care to public. [...]it offers tracking for sleep, exercise, nutrition, medication, and other activities. Uniformed Services University. https://www. cstsonline.org/assets/media/documents/CSTS_FS_ Psychological_Effects_Quarantine_During_Corona virus_Outbreak_Providers.pdf Quarantine is defined as the separation of individuals who may have been exposed to an infectious disease risk from rest of population to determine if they are ill and to reduce their risk of infecting others (Center for Traumatic Studies, 2020, p. 1).

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