Posted: September 1st, 2022

Role of Nurses in Management of COVID-19

Role of Nurses in Management of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst in the history of epidemics. As the virus continues to spread across the globe, with more infections and deaths being recorded every day, nurses are in the front line of the response team battling to keep many healthcare systems functional. Unfortunately, many health care systems, especially in the developing nations, lack adequate equipment and have a significant shortage of the nursing workforce to keep up with the increasing rate of Coronavirus infections. In the battle against coronavirus, nurses are pulling long shifts, sometimes even double shifts, grappling with fatigue and trauma while still putting themselves and their immediate families at the risk of infection especially those working in intensive care units and those involved directly with COVID-19 patients. According to reports, at least 20% of the health care workforce in Italy and 14% in Spain have been infected when caring for coronavirus patients.
Nursing is generally a respected and trusted profession. Nurses act as mediators between patients and doctors. When patients seek health care services, they want someone who can listen and care for them, something that most physicians don’t either have the time or are not trained to do. Nurses chip in to fill this gap, ensuring that the COVID-19 patients are cared for. With the restricted visitations in the covid-19 wards, nurses are bridging the communication between the patients and their family members.
In May this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 to be “the year of Nurse and the Midwife” in honor of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, a modern nursing founder. This fits in the sense that it is the year in which the vital role that our nurses play in the health care system has been recognized. Nurses make up almost 60% of all health care professionals. But, sadly, there is a shortage of nearly 6 million nurses globally which puts more stress on the existing nursing workforce to adequately care for the growing population and even worse in the COVID-19 crisis.
As we battle the coronavirus pandemic, nurses remain the most pivotal assets through the crisis. Nurses, in the United States and all over the world, have never dealt with anything of such magnitude in their careers. Advancement in health care and technology can only be effective due to the expertise, care and the sacrifice of our nurses. The contribution of nurses in crisis mitigation dates back to the days of Nightingale and will continue being at the forefront during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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