Ellen H. Elpern was an advanced practice nurse at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, before her retirement in 2011 and has since been a regular volunteer, including on the multidisciplinary prone positioning team. Patricia Nedved is associate vice president and chief transformation officer in the Ambulatory Transformation Office; Tyler Weiss is a respiratory care practitioner and Ankeet D. Patel is clinical manager, adult care, both in the Department of Respiratory Care; and Flor Cerda is a staff nurse in the medical ICU, all at Rush University Medical Center. Contact author: Ellen H. Elpern,
Am J Nurs. 2021 Jun 1;121(6):48-53. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000753652.63203.78.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has escalated clinical needs while interrupting regular processes and straining resources. Striving to deliver optimal care to infected patients with respiratory failure, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago created a multidisciplinary team to provide manual prone positioning safely and efficiently. Team members' experiences, which they shared through a survey, help to illustrate the advantages of a multidisciplinary approach and suggest opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of such a team.
2019 年冠状病毒病大流行加剧了临床需求，同时中断了常规流程并使资源紧张。为努力为患有呼吸衰竭的感染患者提供最佳护理，芝加哥拉什大学医学中心组建了一个多学科小组，以安全有效地提供手动俯卧位。小组成员通过调查分享了他们的经验，这有助于说明多学科方法的优势，并提出了增强此类团队有效性的机会。
