J Educ Res Nurs. 2022; 19(1): 147-151 | DOI: 10.5152/jern.2022.21060

The Quarantine Experience of a Nurse Diagnosed with COVID-19: A Case Report

Ayşegül Ilgaz, Merve Ipek Şıklaroğlu
Department of Public Health Nursing, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Antalya, Turkey

The fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, which has influenced the entire world, has been still ongoing. It is necessary to take measures for reservoir control and transmission mode as well as immunization, to protect against coronavirus disease 2019, which is a common public health concern. Filiation teams are actively working in the field to combat this disease, which is transmitted by droplets. Health training, immunization, filiation and surveillance studies, quarantine practices, home visits, and home care services are all duties of the public health nurses in this team for preventing and controlling diseases. Determining the feelings of a public health nurse who had a positive coronavirus disease-2019 test result as well as her experiences during the outbreak could contribute to the delivery of quality health care and the readiness for current and future crises. While the world countries have been continuing their fight with the outbreak during this period, it is essential to examine the filiation team’s role, communication with this team, and patient monitoring at home. In this case report, it is aimed to support the service delivery of healthcare professionals by expressing the quarantine experiences of a nurse who was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019, her related practices, and her communication with the filiation team.

Keywords: Case reports, COVID-19, public health nursing, pandemics, quarantine

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