Nursing Home’s Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Reflection

Hongli Sam Goh, Vivian Tan, Chen-Na Lee, Hui Zhang and M Kamala Devi
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Hongli Sam Goh: Nursing Administration, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Singapore 328127, Singapore
Vivian Tan: Lee Ah Mooi Nursing Home, Singapore 168871, Singapore
Chen-Na Lee: Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 168753, Singapore
Hui Zhang: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
M Kamala Devi: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: This study examined the pandemic measures taken by nursing leaders to cope with COVID-19 at a nursing home in Singapore. The pandemic has affected over 215 countries, sparking a series of containment and pandemic measures by governments and healthcare organizations worldwide. Long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable to the pandemic, but little has been reported about the nursing homes’ measures in handling the pandemic. The present study used Morley’s (2014) three-stage critical reflection method to review meeting minutes, organizational emails, and government advisories on the COVID-19 pandemic measures undertaken by nursing leaders at a nursing home in Singapore between January and June 2020. The pandemic measures were broadly classified into four groups: (1) infection surveillance and containment measures; (2) ensuring continuity in clinical care and operational support; (3) resource and administrative coordination; and (4) staff training and development. Nurses have played a vital role in the fight against COVID-19 by ensuring continuity in patient care and demonstrating clinical leadership in pandemic efforts. This study proposes a useful nursing pandemic structure that outlines a set of functions and measures required for handling a pandemic and that can be applied to various medical emergencies and contingencies.

Keywords: long-term care; community nursing; COVID-19; coronavirus; workforce; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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