Nursing and Care Practice Strategies in the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Abstract

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease, which has human-to-human transmission through droplet and contact. It commonly manifests with fever, dry cough, myalgia, and dyspnoea; the severity of this disease may range from mild to severe or critical. Currently, there is no definitive treatment or vaccine for COVID-19. The only evidence-based management of the disease is isolation and supportive care. Therefore, nurses play an important role in the management of the disease. This evidencebased, comprehensive literature review describes the importance of initial assessment, triage, sample collection, patient care with mild to moderate symptoms, critical patient care, and nursing practices in patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

• coronavirus
• nurse
• prevention