Review of COVID-19 for Nurses

Understanding COVID-19 transmission and treatment is essential to ensure proper clinical care for patients, and provide protection and prevention methods for the public and healthcare workers. Vulnerable populations, pathophysiology of the disease, and clinical features in infected patients are discussed. Implications for nursing and interprofessional care in acute and community settings are reviewed. Keywords coronavirus, COVID-19, transmission, prevention, vaccination, nursing care, immune system, infectious diseases, interprofessional
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of lives around the world. Soon after the first patients in the United States were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in early 2020, many state [...]