Why Do We Need Wobble Rooms during COVID-19?

Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2020 Dec;33(4):45-50. doi: 10.12927/cjnl.2021.26421.

Abstract

The "wobble room" is a wellness intervention designed to guide staff through unpredictable times that are not going away quickly. Emergency department teams are accustomed to trauma events and trauma debriefing, but the prolonged uncertainties and fears associated with COVID-19 have posed a unique challenge for healthcare workers. The wobble room has become a place where staff can make sense of how the pandemic is affecting them and create a "new normal" with respect to personal safety and team cohesion.

MeSH terms

  • Burnout, Professional / etiology
  • Burnout, Professional / prevention & control*
  • Burnout, Professional / psychology
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 / psychology
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
  • Health Personnel / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Uncertainty*