AORN J. 2021 Feb;113(2):138-145. doi: 10.1002/aorn.13299.
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spread around the world, the US Surgeon General called for the cancellation of elective surgeries. At a large academic medical center in the Northeast, there was a resulting surplus of perioperative nurses who were deployed to inpatient units in need of skilled nursing care for a surge of COVID-19 patients. To prepare them for deployment to inpatient units, perioperative leaders developed a core curriculum to ensure that the OR nurses possessed the skills and knowledge required to successfully care for patients outside the OR with the same level of care and compassion that they provided to perioperative patients. The leaders employed available resources at the hospital to design and implement the course in a short amount of time. This article describes the development of a curriculum for OR nurses to manage a surging patient volume on inpatient units because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
随着 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情在全球蔓延，美国外科医生呼吁取消择期手术。在东北部的一家大型学术医疗中心，有大量的围手术期护士，他们被部署到需要熟练护理的住院病房，以应对 COVID-19 患者的激增。为了让他们为部署到住院病房做好准备，围手术期的领导制定了一个核心课程，以确保手术室护士具备在手术室外照顾病人所需的技能和知识，同时保持他们对围手术期病人的护理水平和同情心。领导们利用医院现有的资源，在短时间内设计并实施了这门课程。本文介绍了为手术室护士制定的课程，以应对 COVID-19 大流行期间因住院病人数量激增而带来的挑战。
