Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report
Background: The emergence of a new disease in China, caused by a strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), quickly had an impact worldwide, forcing a social and health restructuring. Objective: Report the experience of specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing during the provision of specialized care i...
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| author | Maria Arminda Leonor Marlene Teixeira Silvia Pereira Olga Maria Ribeiro |
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| description | Background: The emergence of a new disease in China, caused by a strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), quickly had an impact worldwide, forcing a social and health restructuring.
Objective: Report the experience of specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing during the provision of specialized care in a cohort service of patients with COVID-19.
Method: Experience report, descriptive and retrospective, referring to the professional practice of specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing in a cohort service of patients with COVID-19, in a hospital in Northern Portugal, from February 2020 to July 2021.
Results: Since the beginning of the pandemic, health services and professionals were required to have an unprecedented capacity to adapt, in order to manage more effectively the care provided to patients with COVID-19. Initially, rehabilitation nurses were fundamental in managing the team and determining the design, implementation and reformulation of care, always working to promote recovery, quality of life and reduce disability. In the records in the Clinic, it was found that the most frequent diagnostic activities and interventions were focused on respiratory rehabilitation, without, however, underestimating motor rehabilitation.
Conclusion: The fact that some of the specialized interventions were not directly assured may have delayed the achievement of health gains. However, despite all the difficulties, specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing played a major role in the transitions experienced by patients with COVID-19, without ever neglecting the involvement of caregivers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bb328b55280484e8ffe7b9da9358a962022-12-22T01:29:41ZengAssociação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de ReabilitaçãoRevista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação2184-30232022-01-0110.33194/rper.2022.194194Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience reportMaria Arminda Leonor0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-2778Marlene Teixeira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4284-3984Silvia Pereira2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6588-5888Olga Maria Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-9537Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PortugalBackground: The emergence of a new disease in China, caused by a strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), quickly had an impact worldwide, forcing a social and health restructuring. Objective: Report the experience of specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing during the provision of specialized care in a cohort service of patients with COVID-19. Method: Experience report, descriptive and retrospective, referring to the professional practice of specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing in a cohort service of patients with COVID-19, in a hospital in Northern Portugal, from February 2020 to July 2021. Results: Since the beginning of the pandemic, health services and professionals were required to have an unprecedented capacity to adapt, in order to manage more effectively the care provided to patients with COVID-19. Initially, rehabilitation nurses were fundamental in managing the team and determining the design, implementation and reformulation of care, always working to promote recovery, quality of life and reduce disability. In the records in the Clinic, it was found that the most frequent diagnostic activities and interventions were focused on respiratory rehabilitation, without, however, underestimating motor rehabilitation. Conclusion: The fact that some of the specialized interventions were not directly assured may have delayed the achievement of health gains. However, despite all the difficulties, specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing played a major role in the transitions experienced by patients with COVID-19, without ever neglecting the involvement of caregivers.https://rper.aper.pt/index.php/rper/article/view/194rehabilitation nursingpandemiccoronavirus infections |
| spellingShingle | Maria Arminda Leonor Marlene Teixeira Silvia Pereira Olga Maria Ribeiro Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação rehabilitation nursing pandemic coronavirus infections |
| title | Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report |
| title_full | Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report |
| title_fullStr | Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report |
| title_short | Rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by COVID-19: an experience report |
| title_sort | rehabilitation in the context of a pandemic by covid 19 an experience report |
| topic | rehabilitation nursing pandemic coronavirus infections |
| url | https://rper.aper.pt/index.php/rper/article/view/194 |
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