Nursing Practice during COVID-19: Preparation, Education and Support

•       About the Author: Mrs. Kainat Alam, M. Sc, Ph.D. (pursuing), is an Assistant Professor at the KKECS College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka. Her major areas of research interest focus on ostetrics & gynecological issues. She has published articles in various reputed journals including Seminar in Cancer Biology, Elsevier (IF 15.7), aswell as book and book chapters in various international renowned publishers.. Kainat has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record in Google Scholar (H-index of 15, Total Citation: 500); and received many travel grants from international congress such as IAPRD, WCN and KSN.Mrs. Shipra Daniel, M. Sc, Ph.D. (Pursuing), is an Assistant Professor at the Christian College of Nursing, SHUATS, Allahabad, India.  She has completed a M. Sc nursing in Community Nursing and has 7 years of experience in teaching. She is particularly interested in Nursing care for special groups: physically and mentally challenged- Urban and rural population of Uttar Pradesh, India. She is the author of several articles and international book and book chapters in various international reputed publishers. Abdulaziz Alzahrani Ph.D., is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacology in the pharmaceutical chemistry department faculty of pharmacy at Al-Baha university, working in the laboratory of department. He has a Master degree in clinical pharmacology from the University of Aberdeen (2013) and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Liverpool (2018). He has experience in bioinformatics, with emphasis on binding drugs to the target protein, immunotherapy. To date, he has published over 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has a Google Scholar H-index of 5 and over 50 citations. Waleed Hassan Almalki, PhD, is a Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Glasgow, the United Kingdom having a dissertation on ocular pharmacology. His current research is focused onthe broad areas of host-virus networks in hepacivirus C disease progression as well as host-virus genes expression during oxidative stress, hepatic steatosis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He is also enthusiastically involved in the studies of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of breast and colon cancer, in the Saudi population. To date, he has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 15 book chapters, and four books. He has a Google Scholar H-index of 23 and over 2414 citations.

• Section A: COVID-19 stress and Challenges.- 1.  COVID-19 as a Global Crisis.- 2. Challenges faced by nursing professionals in COVID-19 pandemic.- 3. Mental Health concerns on nurses during COVID 19.- Section B: Technology employed in COVID-19.- 4.Role of modern technology in COVID-19 care management.- 5. Implication of PDCA cycle for standardized nursing management in COVID-19 patient in ICU.- Section C: Nursing care management.- 6. Key role of nurses in respiratory related disorders management in COVID-19 infected patient.- 7. A nursing care perspective in COVID-19 patient at home.- 8.Role of nurse expertise in COVID-19 pandemic associated secondary complications with their managements.- 9.Key role of community nursing services in COVID-19 pandemic and in vaccination.- 10. Nursing care management of pregnant woman in COVID-19 pandemic.- 11. Key role of Anesthesia nurse in the treatment and management of patients with COVID-19.- Section D: Hospital and Nursing Administration.- 12.Role of nurse managers and hospital administration in the management of COVID-19.- 13.Role of hospital administration to supports nursing staff in COVID-19 pandemic.