A Case Study of COVID-19 Patient: Roles of Infection Control Nurses
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COVID-19 is an emerging disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Infected patients who have critical and complex health problems need to be treated in the hospital. Management of infection control for COVID-19 patients during the pandemic situation is a challenging experience for both health care providers, and the infection control nurses in the hospital. They need to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary care team under the strict prevention and infection control measures, in order to meet the goals of safety for both the patients and the care providers. This article presents the experiences of the writers as the infection control nurses in managing the infection control to care for the first case of COVID-19 patient with severe symptoms admitted to Nakornping hospital. The roles of the infection control nurses included: (1) Role in preventing and managing the infection; (2) Role of caring infectious critically ill patient; (3) Role of mental support and care for critically ill and quarantined infectious patient; (4) Role of mental support for healthcare providers; (5) Role of coordination in preventing and spreading infection; and (6) Role of monitoring and evaluating of the management. The infection control nurses are important workforces of the nursing division in managing, monitoring, preventing, and control of the infection. These roles should be further study and conduct knowledge management.
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