Senior Sister, Joint Hospital Group (South-East), Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Defence Professor of Nursing, Academic Department of Military Nursing, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Research Park, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Int Nurs Rev. 2022 Mar;69(1):80-85. doi: 10.1111/inr.12731. Epub 2021 Nov 26.
The aim of this paper is to reflect upon the experiences of a senior nurse in a patient-facing role, who led a tea providing direct care to those with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). This would establish what those experiences meant to nurses during the initial outbreak to enable their coping mechanisms to face subsequent waves in the United Kingdom.
The worst infectious disease outbreak of a generation rapidly made its impact known to the medical profession and its support infrastructure across the globe. It imparted unprecedented challenges, not only for managing the care of the most critically ill but for minimising its spread and protecting the workforce.
Reflections of working on the covid-19 frontline during the initial stages of the pandemic, the challenges faced, and lessons learned enabled the development of a strategy to better support nurses in the ongoing pandemic.
Visible, invested and consistent leadership was key in forming a strong foundation to support clear communication, peer support and increasing confidence. Consequently, strong bonds were forged to enable the team to face further challenges as they felt 'in it together'.
The experiences described in this paper are those of a senior nurse leader within a particular care context. However, the lessons learned are likely to resonate with many nurses who are facing the same challenges in very similar care contexts and who are urged to reflect upon their own experiences. Furthermore, the associated lessons may help support others and inform their strategy for coping throughout potential future admission surges of this pandemic.
本文旨在反思一名资深护士在面向患者的角色中的经历，该护士在为患有 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的患者提供直接护理时负责供应茶水。这将确定这些经历对于在英国最初爆发期间的护士意味着什么，以便使他们的应对机制能够应对随后的浪潮。
这是一代人中最严重的传染病爆发，迅速对全球医疗界及其支持基础设施产生了影响。它带来了前所未有的挑战，不仅要管理最危重患者的护理，还要尽量减少其传播并保护劳动力。
在大流行的最初阶段在 COVID-19 前线工作的反思，所面临的挑战以及吸取的经验教训，使我们能够制定出一项战略，以更好地在持续的大流行中为护士提供支持。
可见、投入和一致的领导是形成强大基础以支持清晰沟通、同伴支持和增强信心的关键。因此，建立了牢固的联系，使团队能够共同面对进一步的挑战。
本文中描述的经验是特定护理环境中资深护士领导者的经验。但是，所吸取的教训可能会引起许多在非常相似的护理环境中面临相同挑战的护士的共鸣，并敦促他们反思自己的经验。此外，相关的经验教训可能有助于支持他人，并为他们在未来可能的大流行期间应对潜在的住院人数激增提供应对策略。
