We're seeing more COVID patients in ICU as case numbers rise. That affects the whole hospital
- Written by: Deb Massey, Associate Professor, Chair of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University
Rising COVID cases in several Australian states means demand for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and specialist critical nurses will rise.
This increase in demand is on top of the typical workload ICUs might see.
And because of the nature of COVID itself and other factors, this puts pressure on the entire hospital system.
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