Were our hospitals prepared to face the COVID-19 epidemic?

Norouzinia, Roohangiz; Feizolahzadeh, Sima; Rahimi, Fatemeh Sadat; Aghabarary, Maryam; Myaneh, Zahra Tayebi

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“…The checklist has been used in numerous countries. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Nepal, Nigeria, and Lesotho, for example, have already conducted centralized assessments. [4][5][6] In the meantime, other countries conduct provincial assessments and hospital self-assessment.…”

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“…[4][5][6] In the meantime, other countries conduct provincial assessments and hospital self-assessment. [7][8][9] Indonesia has also implemented this checklist based on the decision of the Director-General of Health Services, 10 whereby the hospital performs the checklist on its own every 3 months. The assessment results are uploaded by the hospital to the Ministry of Health website.…”

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Challenges in Implementing the WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Dhamanti¹,

Rachman²,

Nurhaida³

et al. 2022

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Purpose To assist hospitals in preparing for a surge of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an assessment tool called the rapid hospital readiness checklist. This checklist has been used by numerous countries, including Indonesia. However, several technical issues were discovered, primarily as a result of the manual recording of the checklist on a spreadsheet. This study aimed to identify challenges related to the hospital readiness checklist that was implemented in Indonesia. Materials and Methods This qualitative study used focus group discussions to collect data. The study was conducted in East Java, Indonesia, in October 2021, with the participation of nine organizations from the provinces of East Java and Bali. Data were thematically analyzed, and the findings were presented in a narrative format. Results Hospital participants had experience in filling out a hospital readiness checklist every 3 months. Some challenges faced by the hospital was the need to manually enter data into the checklist, lack of coordination and communication, there were various perceptions in hospitals as there was no technical guide in completing the checklist, absence of feedback, and the data returning empty due to filling errors. Additionally, City X health office also identified challenges in monitoring and evaluating the hospital checklists. Conclusion This study, which included both hospitals and the health office, described the challenges encountered in the assessment of the hospital readiness checklist. Both hospitals and DHO experienced some challenges with the current system. The checklist has the potential to evolve into a public reporting to improve efficiency and faster decision-making.

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Challenges in Implementing the WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Dhamanti¹,

Rachman²,

Nurhaida³

et al. 2022

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Problems Causing Work-Related Stress and Strategies for Coping with Stress Suggested by Nurses During Covid-19 Pandemic

Linnik,

Sepp

2023

Wseas Transactions on Business and Economics

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Nurses play a pivotal role in the battle against COVID-19. Investigation of the stressful circumstances nurses have encountered provides an opportunity to identify potential strategies for relieving occupational stress among nurses during a crisis. Research on nurses’ occupational stress in Estonia has been limited, so our understanding of what causes stress is incomplete. This study uses Karasek’s JDC model to explore the factors that can lead to occupational stress for nurses. The purpose of this research is to investigate the stressful circumstances encountered by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify potential strategies for reducing occupational stress among nurses in Estonia. Using Karasek’s JDC model, this study seeks to explore the factors that contribute to nurses’ occupational stress and develop effective strategies to address these stressors. Content analysis was used to analyze the data and identify themes and patterns. The themes were related to the topics of the study, such as nurses’ experiences working on a COVID-19 ward, the challenges they faced, and the strategies they used to deal with these challenges. The results of the study will be used to improve the quality of care provided to COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Nurses’ main issues were linked to high work demands and low discretion regarding decisions. The problems concerning work demands were mainly associated with a lack of management, interpersonal relations, and a heavy workload. Insufficient management support, unclear instructions, inadequate knowledge about how to use PPE, and nurses’ differing understandings of work organization were reported as existing problems. Heavy workloads and insufficient rest periods resulted in physical and mental health problems among nurses. Low discretion was caused by unexpected situations necessitating quick and ethical decision-making. The findings of this study indicate that nurses in hospitals are facing several issues related to high work demands and a lack of discretion in decision-making. Strategies proposed by nurses to address these issues include offering additional training and classes, increasing the number of nurses, improving communication, and enhancing access to professional mental health support. These findings can be used to improve the quality of care provided to COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

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Were our hospitals prepared to face the COVID-19 epidemic?

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Challenges in Implementing the WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Challenges in Implementing the WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Problems Causing Work-Related Stress and Strategies for Coping with Stress Suggested by Nurses During Covid-19 Pandemic

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