Implementing Holistic Care in Isolated Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study Using Nursing Outcomes (NOC) and Interventions (NIC) Classifications

Regina Allande-Cussó; Elena Fernández-García; Sergio Barrientos-Trigo; María Ángeles Rapela-Sánchez-Campa; Ana María Porcel-Gálvez

doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000479

Implementing Holistic Care in Isolated Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study Using Nursing Outcomes (NOC) and Interventions (NIC) Classifications

Holist Nurs Pract. 2021 Nov-Dec;35(6):326-331. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000479.

Authors

Regina Allande-Cussó¹, Elena Fernández-García, Sergio Barrientos-Trigo, María Ángeles Rapela-Sánchez-Campa, Ana María Porcel-Gálvez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Podiatry (Drs Allande-Cussó, Fernández-García, Barrientos-Trigo, and Porcel-Gálvez), and Research Group under the Andalusian Research CTS 1050 Complex Care, Chronic and Health Outcomes (Drs Allande-Cussó, Fernández-García, Barrientos-Trigo, and Porcel-Gálvez), University of Seville, Seville, Spain; and Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom (Ms Rapela-Sánchez-Campa).

Abstract

The most effective strategy against SARS-Cov-2 virus spread is therapeutic isolation. Consequences of this measure are the presence of anxiety and depression. Therefore, it is the nurse's responsibility to identify strategies to implement humanized and holistic care in order to avoid physical and mental consequences of isolation.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Nursing Diagnosis
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2