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Institutional COVID-19 protocols: focused on preparation, safety, and care consolidation.

September 30, 2020

DiSilvio B, Virani A, Patel S, et al. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2020;43(4):413-427.

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.

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