Capstone Change Project Objective

1 Capstone Change Project Objective CAPSTONE PROJECT 2 The role and effects of COVID-19 on American Nurses The novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in America, bringing the world superpower and robust healthcare system to its knees. The virus is spreading rapidly, creating pressure on the already overwhelmed healthcare system (Sun, Wei, Shi, Jiao, Song, Ma & Liu, 2020). The crisis poses a significant challenge to the healthcare system, especially on care delivery. While people are learning to live with COVID-19 as a “new normal,” its implications on American nurses have already been felt (Schutz & Shattell, 2020). The covid-19 pandemic has affected nurses’ ability to work independently, their psychological experience, and their safety (Gaines, 2020). This paper provides three objectives of the proposed interventions on the role and effects of Covid-19 disease on American nurses. Objectives 1. Improving nurses’ psychological experiences Covid-19 creates negative emotions from fatigue, life adjustment, and pressure. To achieve this objective, nurses need support from family and the community at large. They also need to adopt self-coping styles and psychological growth to enhance their psychological experiences 2. Promoting the ability of nurses to work autonomously at the bedside The rapid increase in Covid-19 patients has created a shortage in the number of nurses needed to handle the situation in America. This has impacted the ability of nurses to work independently as this has become critical in caring for the surging numbers. For autonomy, nurses must demonstrate decision making and work competence in their duties. The expectations of independence must also be clarified to them by doctors. CAPSTONE PROJECT 3 3. Enhancing nurse’s safety Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease. It has infected thousands of healthcare workers and has been the etiology of death to many. To enhance nurses’ safety to meet this objective, they must be fully equipped with quality PPE’s. Nurses also need special medical cover to guarantee their treatment if they get infected with the virus.