Awareness on Life Style of a Nurse During epidemic of COVID – 19


Definition of a Nurse: 
The Nurse is a person who has completed a program of basic generalized nursing education and authorized by appropriate regulatory authority to practice nursing in his/her country

Role of Nurse in Hospital: 
Nurses also play an integral role in serving the care to patients as per the doctor’s instruction, nurses managing the caseloads of patients with intense care need and guides them
In 2020, We are come to know that in Covid -19 pandemic nurses are very important for health department. One thing that has become congenitally clear during the covid-19 pandemic that nurses are taking place of guardian for those who are in isolation ward. The nurses has the responsibility to communicating with the patients and clear their doubt because it the communication is not effective, the healing process will be inhibited.
Nurses play a vital role in patient safety after doctor visit, it’s nurse duty to present medication cross and ensure patients receive the correct treatment and therapy.

Nutrition Requirement of Nurses:
In time of widespread nutrition is very important specially for those working in hospital like nurses, doctors and paramedical staff. 12 to 18 hours duty during covid-19 widespread change their lifestyle such as not taking proper of diet and none care of herself/himself which can be cause a serious problem for their healthy life. Due to this all across the country they are suffering from COVID-19 pandemic.

So for their healthy life is on risk they have must to take antioxidant and immunity boost diet like micro nutrients. Micro nutrients essential to fight infection include vitamin A,B,C.D.& E and mineral zinc, iron & selenium.

They must prefer some foods such as cereals & grain, fresh colorful vegetables, fruits, dry fruits, low fat milk & milk products.

They should drink 10-12 glass of water along with herbal tea, ajwain milk, lemon & honey water.

Instructions:
  1. Practice meditation and yoga
  2. Drink Lukewarm water throughout the day
  3. Drink Herbal Tea
  4. Increase the intake of Tulsi, Coriander leaves, Ajwain water, Ginger turmeric milk
  5. Avoid outdoor foods
  6. Avoid sugar replace it with jiggery and honey
  7. Use MUFA & PUFA rich oil like rape seeds, olive oil, sunflower seeds oil, almond oil

Prepared by:

Pooja Singh
Senior Consultant of Dietetics Department 

www.skillsathi.in 



  

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