Psychological stress of ICU nurses in the time of COVID-19

• Published in: Critical care (London, England) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 200 - 3
• Main Authors: Shen, Xin, Zou, Xiaoyue, Zhong, Xiaofeng, Yan, Jing, Li, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06-05-2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Care and treatment; Coronavirus Infections - nursing; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Critical care; Depression; Epidemics; Female; Global health; Health care; Hospitals; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Medical personnel; Medical wastes; Mental health; Middle Aged; Nurses; Nurses - psychology; Nursing; Occupational Stress - psychology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Psychological Distress; Psychologists; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Stress, Psychological - psychology; Suicides & suicide attempts; Ventilators; Workplace - psychology; World health; Young Adult; China
• ISSN: 1364-8535; 1466-609X; 1364-8535; 1366-609X
• DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02926-2

[...]extreme incidents have occurred, such as suicide of nurses caring for critically ill patients, in Italy. If these psychological problems are not solved effectively, they may not only lead to a decline in their immunity and increase the chances of COVID-19 infection but also have an adverse impact on the quality and safety of the medical care system [2,3,4]. [...]early measures were actively taken, and the following improvements were made (Table 1): 1. [...]it is recommended to address the psychological problems of ICU nurses who care for patients with COVID-19 and take action as soon as possible to relieve the psychological pressure on these nurses.