Abstract
The new normal for nurses is a push to revitalize the profession, especially for emergency nurses. Many patients with COVID-19 will be asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic. The role of Emergency Nurses as frontline in Pandemic have to adaptation with new standard for guideline personal protection equipment. The purpose of this study was to discuss the role of Emergency Nursing in in new normal adaptation during pandemic of Covid-19. This is a theoretical reflection based on the scientific literature. The pandemic emphasizes the importance of nursing care for the preservation of life and the right to health, and the Nursing Now Campaign echoes the demand for recognition of nursing practitioners who are at the frontline fighting of the COVID-19. Nursing practitioners have vital role as care giver, educator, advocacy, researcher and agent of change. Emergency of nursing have vital role in new normal adaptation as frontline. Nursing must consider its own worth, expand its potential for lifelong learning role as care giver, educator, advocacy and researcher, and be mindful be agent of change.
 
 Keywords: Nurse’s role, emergency nursing, new normal adaptation, Covid-19.
Highlights
The Covid-19 case has not shown a significant decrease in the implementation of the new normal
DEVELOPMENT Using a structured search strategy, the electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Google Scholar, MedNar, ProQuest and Index to Theses were searched in March 2020. (Nurse OR the Role of Nurses OR Emergency Nurses OR Nurses Role as educator OR Nurses Role as care giver OR Nurses Role as researcher OR Nurses Role as agent of change OR Nurses Role as advocate OR Covid19 OR Pandemic OR Adaptation OR New Normal) were the keywords used in the search
Transmission may occur from an infected individual who is asymptomatic, but the degree to which this form of transmission occurs is unknown, and further research is needed as soon as possible (Schroeder, 2021)
Summary
The Covid-19 case has not shown a significant decrease in the implementation of the new normal. The case fatality rate (CFR) in the country is much higher than in the People's Republic of China (8.9 percent vs 4 percent) (WHO,2020); (Ministry of Health RI,2020) This virus is spread through the air in health care facilities where some medical procedures, such as blood transfusions, are performed. (Nurse OR the Role of Nurses OR Emergency Nurses OR Nurses Role as educator OR Nurses Role as care giver OR Nurses Role as researcher OR Nurses Role as agent of change OR Nurses Role as advocate OR Covid OR Pandemic OR Adaptation OR New Normal) were the keywords used in the search. Nurses working in an emergency department during a Covid-19 pandemic were included in studies if they described their experiences. Results of the search: The title and abstract of the remaining 78 citations were checked for relevance, and 21 were retrieved for possible inclusion On the basis of these categories, Nurses' Roles in the Emergency Department: as caregivers, as educators, as advocates, as researchers, and as change agents
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