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Emergency Nursing Care of Patients With Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus originally from Wuhan, China. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood, but it is known to be contagious and deadly. Multiple symptoms and complications from the disease have been described, with the most common complaints...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Deitrick, Katie, Adams, Jourdan, Davis, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Emergency Nurses Association. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32972766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.07.010
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Sumario:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus originally from Wuhan, China. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood, but it is known to be contagious and deadly. Multiple symptoms and complications from the disease have been described, with the most common complaints being respiratory. Nursing care of patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 is largely supportive, but it should include a strong focus on mitigating the spread of infection to staff, other patients, and the community.