Self-care practices in the face of COVID-19 in hospitals
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https://doi.org/10.18041/2322-634X/rcso.1.2021.6924Keywords:
COVID-19, hospital center, health personnel, prevention and control, self-care practices, workers-healthAbstract
Aim: Propose and reinforce self-care practices to mitigate the contagion by COVID-19 in workers of medical units and hospital centers in Mexico.
Reflection: The research published on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease caused called COVID-19, have put into discussion the multiple health measures that must be taken in the different socio-occupational settings to combat this health problem at a global level. This reflection is exposed with the purpose of sharing some actions that can be considered are the most conducive to take into account in medical and hospital units; Since it has been observed, it is the most conducive environment to contract the disease derived from the high concentration of sick patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. That is why the information provided is intended to consider some criteria that have been overlooked or do not have the importance that we really believe they should have.
Results: The research published on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease caused called COVID-19, have put into discussion the multiple health measures that must be taken in the different socio-occupational settings to combat this health problem at a global level. This reflection is exposed with the purpose of sharing some actions that can be considered are the most conducive to take into account in medical and hospital units; Since it has been observed, it is the most conducive environment to contract the disease derived from the high concentration of sick patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. That is why the information provided is intended to consider some criteria that have been overlooked or do not have the importance that we really believe they should have.
Conclusions: The importance of exchanging self-care practices that are implemented in the spaces assigned for the care of patients with COVID-19 would help in the creation of standardized clinical protocols, which specify the procedures that must be followed and what actions must be prohibited with strict adherence to these guidelines to guarantee the least possible number of infections.
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