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. 2020 Oct 1;24(5):586-590.
doi: 10.1188/20.CJON.586-590.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Preparing to Care for Patients With Cancer From the Perspective of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Annette Galassi  1 , Tamara Otsuru Augustinho Teixeira  2 , Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico  2 , Majeda Al-Ruzzieh  3 , Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti  4 , Surya Sukumaran  5
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Preparing to Care for Patients With Cancer From the Perspective of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Annette Galassi et al. Clin J Oncol Nurs. .

Abstract

As the coronavirus spread from Asia to Western Europe and North America, healthcare institutions in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Interprofessional task forces were established to coordinate institutions' responses, inventory supplies of personal protective equipment, educate staff and patients, develop procedures for triaging patients and prioritizing care, and provide support to nurses to mitigate their stress. Despite challenges, nurses continued to deliver quality care to patients with cancer.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; low- and middle-income countries; pandemic.

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