Department of Nursing, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence (Ms Poncin); and The Center for Case Management, Natick, Massachusetts (Dr Bower).
Nurs Adm Q. 2021;45(2):114-117. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000458.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of Americans, including health care staff. This article traces the experience of 1 nurse leader as she falls ill, only to learn that she has, indeed, been infected with the virus. She describes her 4-week quarantine, including the impact on her family and her attempts to continue to support her staff. As she recovers from the acute onslaught of COVID, the focus shifts back to her nurse leader role. In this role, she and her colleagues manage the logistics of caring for more than 150 COVID-positive patients a day in the 719-bed academic medical center. This included staffing the hospital, given the extreme challenges of staff availability limited by concerns such as school closings and at-risk family members. Now with the hospital's daily volume of COVID-positive patients greatly reduced, there is an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned, including what went well during the peak of the crisis and where there were opportunities. Leadership and staff are experiencing a sense of pride at their exceptional care of this complex population, even while exploring opportunities to be even better prepared should COVID erupt once again.
COVID-19 大流行影响了数百万美国人，包括医护人员。本文讲述了一位护士领导者的经历，她生病了，后来才得知自己确实感染了病毒。她描述了自己为期 4 周的隔离生活，包括对家人的影响，以及她试图继续支持她的员工的情况。当她从 COVID 的急性发作中恢复过来时，重点又回到了她的护士领导者角色上。在这个角色中，她和她的同事们在拥有 719 张病床的学术医疗中心管理着每天照顾 150 多名 COVID 阳性患者的后勤工作。这包括在员工可用性受到限制的情况下为医院配备人员，因为学校关闭和有风险的家庭成员等问题。现在，医院 COVID-19 阳性患者的数量大大减少，有机会反思所学到的经验教训，包括在危机高峰期表现良好的方面，以及有机会改进的方面。领导层和员工对他们为这一复杂人群提供的卓越护理感到自豪，即使他们在探索一旦 COVID-19 再次爆发时如何更好地做好准备的机会。
