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Journal of Integrative Nursing ›› 2020, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (2): 40-49.doi: 10.4103/jin.jin_23_20

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Traditional Chinese medicine nursing protocols for COVID-19

Mei‑Zhen LIN1, Qiao‑Mei WU1, Yu LIU1, Zhong‑De ZHANG2, Gang‑Yi PENG3, Chang‑Xiu WAN4, Xiao‑Pan WANG5, Ying‑Rui MA6, Ping XIONG7, Hui‑Chao CHEN1, Qiu‑Ying DENG1, Li‑Li DENG1, Ding‑Rong QIU1, Lin WEI1, Jiu‑Hong YOU1, Yang‑Chen LIU1, Guang‑Qing ZHANG8, Li‑Xia KOU9, Ming‑Ming XU10, Yu‑Mei CHEN11, Yin‑Qin ZHONG12, Xiao‑Qin LU13, Han‑Jiao LIU14, Jin ZHOU15, Hong YE1, Xiao‑Zhen GONG1, Shi‑Miao LUO1, Xi‑Yan HU1   

  1. 1Nursing Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China; 2Hospital Office, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China; 3Health Commission of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China; 4Nursing Department, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China; 5Nursing Department, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuhan, China; 6Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China; 7Nursing Department, Nanchang Ninth Hospital, Nanchang, China; 8Hospital Office, Nursing Department, Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 9Nursing Department, Guangdong Provincial Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, China; 10Nursing Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China; 11Nursing Department, Foshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Foshan, China; 12Nursing Department, Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China; 13Nursing Department, Dongguan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dongguan, China; 14Nursing Department, Shenzhen Bao’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China; 15Nursing Department, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou, China
  • Online:2020-07-10 Published:2020-07-15
  • Contact: Mei-Zhen LIN, Nursing Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 111 Dade Road, Guangzhou 510120, China E-mail:lmzmay@163.com

Abstract: In order to facilitate nurses to understand the key points of COVID-19's common syndromes, master the key points of nursing with syndrome differentiation, use the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing characteristics, standardize TCM nursing behavior, and improve the TCM nursing effect, through the search of relevant information, combined with the clinical practice experience of more than 1 month of front-line anti-epidemic nursing staff, the TCM nursing protocols for COVID-19 (draft) were formed. After four rounds of expert consultation and discussion, and 15 times of collation and revision, the final version of TCM nursing protocols for COVID-19 was formed. The TCM nursing protocols for COVID-19 include the following five parts: key points of common syndromes, nursing for common symptoms/syndromes, TCM special nursing, healthy guidance, and difficulties in nursing; it is scientific and practical, and can provide clinical guidance for nursing of patients with COVID-19.