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Aim This study aims to explore the current level and associated factors of appetite and death anxiety amongst COVID‐19 patients and also to identify correlation between the two variables. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods Demographic and characteristic questionnaires, templer death anxiety scale, council on nutrition of appetite questionnaire and medical coping modes questionnaire were utilized. Results The average scores of appetite and death anxiety were 19.46 (4.09) and 6.58, (3.21) respectively. 76 patients (100%) suffered from appetite loss, whilst 27 (35.50%) patients suffered from severe death anxiety. Marital status, COVID‐19 disease condition ranks, educational level and death anxiety were explained 55.20% of the total variance in the appetite regression model (F = 31.83, p

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new type of respiratory infectious disease that spreads among humans. People infected with COVID-19 present with severe acute respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, breathlessness and dyspnea, impaired physical conditions, kidney failure, and even death. Chest radiographs suggest diffuse inflammation in both lungs and show "white lung" changes. Patients may even experience multiple organ failures within a short period. The effects of general ventilator-assisted treatment are poor. While the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for adjuvant therapy in COVID-19 patients may benefit, there is still a lack of clinical management experience to guide the treatment of the disease. Therefore, in this case, report, we describe the case of a COVID-19-infected patient who was managed with ECMO. During treatment, the patient's vital signs, biochemical indicators, and hemodynamic changes were closely monitored, with strengthening the operation of ECMO and mechanical ventilation, the patients bleeding, infection and other related complications were actively prevented and managed. After active treatment and careful management, the patient was successfully weaned from ECMO after 13 days. This report has summarized the management experience of a severe case with ECMO management, which can provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of severe COVID-19 patients in the future.

Aim To comprehensively assess the current level and identify associated factors of intention to response and emergency preparedness of clinical nurses during COVID‐19 outbreak. Design A cross‐sectional study was designed. Methods Demographic and characteristic questionnaire, intention to response scale, emergency preparedness scale and a self‐designed questionnaire related to effects of events and intention to leave were used in this study. Results The mean scores of intention to response and emergency preparedness were 82.00 (SD = 18.17) and 64.99 (SD = 12.94), respectively. Moral consideration, engaged in COVID‐19 protection training, had working experience in SARS, and the other eight factors were explained 34.6% of the total model variance in intention to response model (F = 80.05, p