Open AccessPrimary care nurses’ preparedness for COVID-19 in the Western Cape province, South Africa
Author(s) -
Talitha Crowley,
Danine Kitshoff,
Frances De Lange-Cloete,
Justine Baron,
Santel de Lange,
Cornelle Young,
Tonya Esterhuizen,
Ian Couper
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2879
Subject(s) - preparedness , medicine , pandemic , personal protective equipment , nursing , triage , coping (psychology) , covid-19 , health care , attendance , infection control , family medicine , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The novel coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a global public health crisis. Primary care (PC) nurses render first line care, or refer for more specialised services.