Protection procedures and preventions against the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare settings for nursing personnel: Lessons from Taiwan

• Published in: Australian critical care Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 182 - 190
• Main Authors: Liu, Shu-Yen, Kang, Xiao Linda, Wang, Chia-Hui, Chu, Hsin, Jen, Hsiu-Ju, Lai, Hui-Ju, Shen, Shu-Tai H., Liu, Doresses, Chou, Kuei-Ru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021; Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Humans; Infection Control - methods; ncov; Novel coronavirus disease 2019; Nurse's Role; Nursing; Pandemic; Pandemics - prevention & control; Review Paper; SARS-CoV-2; Taiwan; Taiwan - epidemiology; Taiwan; COVID-19; Novel coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2; Nursing; Taiwan; Pandemic; ncov

Since coronavirus disease 2019 was first discovered, at the time of writing this article, the number of people infected globally has exceeded 1 million. Its high transmission rate has resulted in nosocomial infections in healthcare facilities all over the world. Nursing personnel account for nearly...