Risk factors for converting traditional wards to temporary intensive care units during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Insights from nurses' perspectives

• DOI: 10.1111/nicc.13106
• Publication Date: 2024-06-26T00:33:53Z
• Authors: Wenyu Li; Xiuli Lin; Zhenhong Fang; Xufei Fang; Xiuyun Zheng; Wenyu Tu; Xiaofang Feng
• Keywords: Pandemic; Critical care nursing

The surge in critically ill COVID-19 patients caused a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Some hospitals temporarily transformed general wards into ICUs to meet this pressing health demand.