International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial)
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial)
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial)
Subject
COVID-19, family
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic spread quickly in 2020, leaving in its wake a trail of economic burden with large financial losses, psychological consequences, enforced changed patterns of social interaction and
concomitant changes in healthcare delivery [1]. The pandemic has
severely affected our working lives, with special note in the emergency
care environment. In light of the aforementioned, one might ask about
the relevance of such an editorial; why it might be important to focus on
family engagement in the emergency department (ED)? Surely there are
other more important matters during this time? Why indeed should this
be considered a focal point of concern almost a year into the pandemic?
Reading through the plethora of COVID-19 literature, there is an
emergence of the adverse mental health impact of working as healthcare
workers on the COVID-19 frontline, of note is the moral injury when
exposed to emotional trauma for which we were not prepared, such as
facilitating network connections to enable family goodbyes [2]. Indeed,
it has been reported that COVID-19 may cause many psychological
problems that could potentially be even more detrimental in the long
run than the virus itself [3].
concomitant changes in healthcare delivery [1]. The pandemic has
severely affected our working lives, with special note in the emergency
care environment. In light of the aforementioned, one might ask about
the relevance of such an editorial; why it might be important to focus on
family engagement in the emergency department (ED)? Surely there are
other more important matters during this time? Why indeed should this
be considered a focal point of concern almost a year into the pandemic?
Reading through the plethora of COVID-19 literature, there is an
emergence of the adverse mental health impact of working as healthcare
workers on the COVID-19 frontline, of note is the moral injury when
exposed to emotional trauma for which we were not prepared, such as
facilitating network connections to enable family goodbyes [2]. Indeed,
it has been reported that COVID-19 may cause many psychological
problems that could potentially be even more detrimental in the long
run than the virus itself [3].
Creator
Mary Ann Jarvis, Yemisi Okikiade Oyegbile, Petra Brysiewicz
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
January 2021
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
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Citation
Mary Ann Jarvis, Yemisi Okikiade Oyegbile, Petra Brysiewicz, “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1589.
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1589.