Nurse's Role in Caring for People Experiencing Depression After COVID-19 Infection
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nurse’s role, depression, long COVIDAbstract
The situation with problems around the world arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected not only the physical health, but also the mental health, of the people affected. In terms of mental health, it has been found that the incidence rate of depression was three times higher during the COVID-19 outbreak. This article aims to present the symptoms, active case findings, screening, and nurses’ roles related to the care of depression in patients who have infected COVID-19. Nurses play an important role in providing better care for people have been affected by post-COVID-19 depression. Therefore, nurses who are in charge of this special role must have updated and relevant knowledge about the related nursing practice guidelines and nursing standards to be able to provide the appropriate care, specific treatment, and useful information needed by these depression patients and their families. Moreover, this information will help the nurses in this role to provide the appropriate counseling to their patients, and their patients’ families, to help them have a better opportunity to recover and re-gain their previous levels of physical and mental health and make it possible for them to live in their societies, happily.
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