COVID-19 and mental health: Self-care for nursing staff

Clancy et al offers self-care tips for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of fatigue and the pressure to keep working despite the threat of contracting the illness contributes to evolving mental health problems that are likely to emerge from the pandemic. These problems add pressur...

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Published in:	Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Vol. 50; no. 9; pp. 60 - 63
Main Authors:	Clancy, Gráinne, Gaisser, D'Arcy D, Wlasowicz, Grace K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-09-2020 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Awareness Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - nursing COVID-19 Emotions Humans Interprofessional Relations Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Disorders - prevention & control Mental health Nurses Nursing Nursing Staff - psychology Nursing, Team Occupational stress Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - nursing Self Care - psychology Shift Work Schedule - psychology Stress, Psychological - psychology
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Summary:	Clancy et al offers self-care tips for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of fatigue and the pressure to keep working despite the threat of contracting the illness contributes to evolving mental health problems that are likely to emerge from the pandemic. These problems add pressure to operational teams that focus on supplies, finances, and the epidemiology of this lethal virus.
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ISSN:	0360-4039 1538-8689
DOI:	10.1097/01.NURSE.0000694840.11164.75