M. T. González-Gil, C. González-Blázquez, A. Parro-Moreno, Azucena Pedraz-Marcos, A. Palmar-Santos, L. Otero-García, M. Navarta-Sánchez, M. T. Alcolea-Cosín, M. T. Argüello-López, C. Canalejas-Pérez, María Elena Carrillo-Camacho, M. Casillas-Santana, María Luisa Díaz-Martínez, Asunción García-González, Eva García-Perea, M. Martínez-Marcos, M. L. Martínez-Martín, María del Pilar Palazuelos-Puerta, Carmen Sellán-Soto, C. Oter-Quintana
2020.10.28Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
tlooto Summary
Heavy workloads, high patient-nurse ratios, and lack of rest are causing exhaustion among nurses, and moral suffering and emotional exhaustion are major consequences of front-line care.
Abstract
Highlights • Critical care nurses have had to perform tasks for which they have not received proper training.• Nurses have had to manage the fear of becoming infected and spreading it to their families.• Moral suffering and emotional exhaustion are major consequences of front-line care.• Heavy workloads, high patient-nurse ratios, and lack of rest are causing exhaustion among nurses.
Citation format
GONZÁLEZ-GIL, M. T., et al. Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2020, 62: 102966–102966.