Ahmed Sirwan Khalid, Dabou Eman A, Ibrahim Fatma M, Mohammed Mona G, Chandran Deepak, Basit Jawad, Chakraborty Sandip, Emran Talha Bin, Islam Rabiul, Dhama Kuldeep
College of Nursing, University of Raparin, Rania, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Health-Raparin, Rania, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2024 May 21;10:23779608241256209. doi: 10.1177/23779608241256209. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Monkeypox (mpox) is an evolving infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). On July 23, 2022, the WHO declared the recent mpox outbreaks a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), which terminated on May 11, 2023. As of July 11, 2023, 88,288 confirmed cases and 149 deaths have been reported from 112 countries and territories. Currently, mpox is not a PHEIC, as the outbreak and its impacts are nearly over. Nurses played significant roles during the mpox 2022 outbreak as frontline workers.
In light of the impending mpox global outbreak in 2022, this brief report provides an update on the enormous difficulties faced by frontline nurses while playing a crucial role in handling the mpox outbreak and some potential solutions to these difficulties. The methodological framework employed in this narrative brief report involves conducting a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of relevant literature and hypothetical scenarios. The aim is to put forth practical strategies that can effectively tackle the difficulties encountered by frontline nurses in the context of the mpox outbreak. Additionally, the report seeks to envision a healthcare system that is more resilient in the face of future challenges.
It is important to understand the challenges the nurses face from their perspective. As frontline health care workers, the various health issues of nurses and their concerns must be taken care of appropriately by adopting optimum health service practices, adequate safety measures, recommended precautionary measures, and boosting them mentally while handling mpox patients. Counseling and the arrangement of workshops are required. Appropriate care should be taken to address the various health issues concerning nurses by adopting health service practices at optimum levels. Side by side, recommended safety and precautionary measures should be followed.
猴痘是由猴痘病毒（MPXV）引起的一种不断演变的传染病。2022年7月23日，世界卫生组织宣布近期的猴痘疫情构成国际关注的突发公共卫生事件（PHEIC），该事件于2023年5月11日结束。截至2023年7月11日，112个国家和地区报告了88288例确诊病例和149例死亡病例。目前，猴痘已不再是国际关注的突发公共卫生事件，因为疫情及其影响几乎已经结束。在2022年猴痘疫情期间，护士作为一线工作人员发挥了重要作用。
鉴于2022年即将爆发的猴痘全球疫情，本简要报告提供了一线护士在应对猴痘疫情中发挥关键作用时所面临的巨大困难的最新情况，以及针对这些困难的一些潜在解决方案。本叙述性简要报告采用的方法框架包括对相关文献和假设情景进行全面分析和综合。目的是提出切实可行的策略，以有效应对一线护士在猴痘疫情背景下遇到的困难。此外，该报告旨在设想一个在面对未来挑战时更具韧性的医疗保健系统。
从护士的角度理解他们所面临的挑战很重要。作为一线医护人员，必须通过采用最佳的健康服务实践、适当的安全措施、推荐的预防措施，并在护理猴痘患者时给予他们心理支持，来妥善照顾护士的各种健康问题。需要进行咨询并安排研讨会。应采取适当措施，通过采用最佳水平的健康服务实践来解决与护士相关的各种健康问题。同时，应遵循推荐的安全和预防措施。
