Institutional COVID-19 protocols: focused on preparation, safety, and care consolidation.
DiSilvio B, Virani A, Patel S, et al. Institutional COVID-19 protocols: focused on preparation, safety, and care consolidation. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2020;43(4):413-427. doi:10.1097/cnq.0000000000000327.
This article discusses several aspects essential to surge planning and preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic, including surge planning, limiting health care worker exposure, logistics for medication delivery, delivering emergent care in patients with COVID-19, and safe practices for patient transport.