Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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Helping COVID-19 Patients Through Recovery and Rehabilitation
For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, surviving the infection is the first major hurdle — but it may not be the last. Their recovery may involve rehabilitation, depending on complications from ventilator-related immobility or damage from blood clots. Rehabilitation facilities have updated their processes to accommodate these patients’ special needs.
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Researchers Offer Guidelines for Providing Psychological Support
Healthcare workers need psychological support during and after the pandemic as they cope with moral injury, acute stress reactions, burnout, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. A group of researchers published pragmatic recommendations for organizations about how to support their workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Nurses Offer Advice for Case Managers to Help Frontline COVID-19 Staff
Case managers, social workers, and nurses from other areas of the hospital have been the back-up support to critical care nurses during the COVID-19 crisis. Many underwent training to assist frontline staff during COVID-19 critical care peaks. They provided help with restocking personal protective equipment, and offered emotional and mental health support.
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With PTSD, Prevention Is a Cure
Natural disasters, pandemics, and other crises can lead to more hospital staff experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Case management directors and other leaders need to screen employees for signs of PTSD and create a prevention plan.
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Associations and Regulators Recommend Guidelines for Reopening Clinics
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Infectious Diseases Society of America offered guidelines for how physician offices, clinics, and other facilities can reopen to in-person, nonessential services in the next phase of the pandemic.
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Abortion Access Problems Arise During COVID-19 Pandemic
Some states used the COVID-19 pandemic to stop abortion clinics from operating, saying abortions were nonessential medical services. Lawsuits helped reopen some sites, but abortion access was limited.
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Remdesivir Injection
Under a federal emergency authorization, remdesivir can be used to treat suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in children or adults who are hospitalized with severe disease.
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Masking Our Anxiety
Weighing the pros and cons of wearing a face covering in public.
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Public Health Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Spread
After studying the association of public health interventions with the epidemiological features of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, the authors found nonpharmaceutical interventions may be associated with better outbreak control.
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Expansion and Versatility of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Telemedicine has rapidly transformed healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, but innovative reimbursement models and updated privacy regulations are needed to ensure widespread implementation of high-quality digital care.