@article{Goh_H-2021_179439,
title = {Nursing home’s measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical reflection},
author = {Goh, H. and Tan, V. and Lee, C. and Zhang, H. and Devi, M.},
month = {dec},
year = {2021},
abstract = {This study examined the pandemic measures taken by nursing leaders to cope with COVID-19 at a nursing home in Singapore. The pandemic has affected over 215 countries, sparking a series of containment and pandemic measures by governments and healthcare organizations worldwide. Long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable to the pandemic, but little has been reported about the nursing homes’ measures in handling the pandemic. The present study used Morley’s (2014) three-stage critical reflection method to review meeting minutes, organizational emails, and government advisories on the COVID-19 pandemic measures undertaken by nursing leaders at a nursing home in Singapore between January and June 2020. The pandemic measures were broadly classified into four groups: (1) infection surveillance and containment measures; (2) ensuring continuity in clinical care and operational support; (3) resource and administrative coordination; and (4) staff training and development. Nurses have played a vital role in the fight against COVID-19 by ensuring continuity in patient care and demonstrating clinical leadership in pandemic efforts. This study proposes a useful nursing pandemic structure that outlines a set of functions and measures required for handling a pandemic and that can be applied to various medical emergencies and contingencies.},
volume = {19},
issue = {1},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
publisher = {MDPI},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010075},
}
