Preparation and management of emergency nursing team to treat COVID-19

Abstract:

Objective：To summarize the preparation and management work of establishing emergency nursing team to treat coron－avirus disease 2019（COVID-19），so as to provide reference for better public health emergencies in the future. Methods：Effective allocation of three echelons of emergency nursing teams was carried out with the actual needs of wards after dynamically evaluating human allocation in all endemic areas of our hospital；the emergency team members were trained in various ways to enhance the knowledge and skills of COVID-19；the organizational framework of the team was established and the rational division of labor was set，paying high attention to psychological support of medical staff. Results：From January 24 to April 8，12 batches including 68 nurses were allocated to support the key departments in the hospital；from January 26 to February 25，5 batches including 143 nurses were sent to Hubei Province，with 33-58 days of first-line working. Conclusion：Faced with the major public health emergencies，effective and reasonable deployment of the nursing management department in time can guarantee the operation of nursing human re－sources in and out of the hospital.