1. COVID-19 Pandemic: Preparing to care for patients with cancer from the perspective of low- and middle-income countries.
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Galassi, Annette, Teixeira, Tamara Otsuru Augustinho, De Domenico, Edvane Birelo Lopes, Al-Ruzzieh, Majeda, Oti, Naomi Oyoe Ohene, and Sukumaran, Surya
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ONCOLOGY nursing , *CANCER patients , *PREVENTION of communicable diseases , *HOSPITAL utilization , *MEDICAL care , *MEDICAL protocols , *NURSES , *NURSING education , *PATIENTS , *TELEMEDICINE , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *CONTINUING education units , *PATIENT-centered care , *MIDDLE-income countries , *LOW-income countries - Abstract
As the coronavirus spread from Asia to Western Europe and North America, healthcare institutions in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Interprofessional task forces were established to coordinate institutions' responses, inventory supplies of personal protective equipment, educate staff and patients, develop procedures for triaging patients and prioritizing care, and provide support to nurses to mitigate their stress. Despite challenges, nurses continued to deliver quality care to patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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