Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services
Author
González Gil, María Teresa; González Blázquez, Cristina; Parro Moreno, Ana Isabel; Pedraz Marcos, María Azucena; Palmar Santos, Ana María; Otero García, Laura; Navarta Sánchez, María Victoria; Alcolea Cosín, María Teresa; Argüello López, María Teresa; Canalejas Pérez, Coro; Carrillo Camacho, María Elena; Casillas Santana, María Lourdes; Díaz Martínez, María Luisa; García González, Asunción; García Perea, María Eva; Martínez Marcos, María Mercedes; Martínez Martín, María Luisa; Palazuelos Puerta, María del Pilar; Sellán Soto, María Carmen; Oter Quintana, CristinaEntity
UAM. Departamento de EnfermeríaPublisher
ElsevierDate
2020-10Citation
10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102966
Intensive & Critical Care Nursing 62 (2020): 102966
ISSN
0964-3397 (print); 0964-3397 (online)DOI
10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102966Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102966Subjects
COVID-19; emergency service; hospital; health planning guidelines; health services research; intensive care units; needs assessment; nursing services; EnfermeríaRights
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reservedAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge that puts health systems in a highly
vulnerable situation. Nurses in critical care units (CCUs) and hospital emergency services (HESs) have
provided care to patients with COVID-19 under pressure and uncertainty.
Objective: To identify needs related to safety, organisation, decision-making, communication and psychosocio-emotional needs perceived by critical care and emergency nurses in the region of Madrid, Spain,
during the acute phase of the epidemic crisis.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study (the first phase of a mixed methods study) with critical care and
emergency nurses from 26 public hospitals in Madrid using an online questionnaire.
Results: The response rate was 557, with 37.5% reporting working with the fear of becoming infected and
its consequences, 28.2% reported elevated workloads, high patient-nurse ratios and shifts that did not
allow them to disconnect or rest, while taking on more responsibilities when managing patients with
COVID-19 (23.9%). They also reported deficiencies in communication with middle management
(21.2%), inability to provide psycho-social care to patients and families and being emotionally exhausted
(53.5%), with difficulty in venting emotions (44.9%).
Conclusions: Critical care and emegency nurses may be categorised as a vulnerable population. It is thus
necessary to delve deeper into further aspects of their experiences of the pandemic
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Google Scholar:González Gil, María Teresa
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González Blázquez, Cristina
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Parro Moreno, Ana Isabel
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Pedraz Marcos, María Azucena
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Palmar Santos, Ana María
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Otero García, Laura
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Navarta Sánchez, María Victoria
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Alcolea Cosín, María Teresa
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Argüello López, María Teresa
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Canalejas Pérez, Coro
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Carrillo Camacho, María Elena
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Casillas Santana, María Lourdes
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Díaz Martínez, María Luisa
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García González, Asunción
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García Perea, María Eva
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Martínez Marcos, María Mercedes
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Martínez Martín, María Luisa
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Palazuelos Puerta, María del Pilar
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Sellán Soto, María Carmen
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Oter Quintana, Cristina
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