Direct versus Indirect Nursing Care in Intensive Care Units during COVID-19 (An Observational Study)
The findings showed indirect care was provided more frequently than direct care, highlighting the need to reassess nursing care delivery methods. The increased demand for indirect care is attributed to time and staffing shortages, along with a rise in patient numbers and hospitalizations compared to pre-COVID conditions.
Authors
- Mahboobeh Rasouli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-4901)
- Marzieh Adel Mehraban
- Fateme Asvad
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_341_23
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00