Abstract
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged the devastating reach of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by categorizing it as a pandemic. The severity of COVID-19's impact has changed the healthcare landscape worldwide. Accompanying the pandemic is an urgent and intensified demand for high-acuity levels of care that strain already overstressed healthcare systems. Surges of admissions to acute care settings have amplified staffing shortages, compromised the ability of hospitals to accommodate patients' healthcare needs, created unprecedented calls for organizational flexibility, and quickly depleted resources previously thought adequate. These circumstances pose a serious risk to frontline nurses, with media attention that's raising social awareness about the vulnerability of nurses' safety and well-being.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Nu
Lead Author Affiliation
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Type
Article
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Case Study/Series
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Nurse Well-Being, Shared Decision-Making, COVID-19 Pandemic, Positive Practice Environments
Recommended Citation
Sepe, Paulette and Hargreaves, Jennifer, "Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Pathway to Excellence® framework" (2020). Group: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). 15.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_ancc/15
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Version
Publisher's Version
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Review Type
External Review: Previously Published Material
Acquisition
Indexed from External Source (Permission Granted by Copyright Holder)
Date of Issue
2020-08-01
Full Text of Presentation
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