Table 3 Categories, subcategories, and codes related to organizational support in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic
From: Management of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, practices, and organizational support
Categories | Subcategories | Open codes |
|---|---|---|
Support at organizational level | Determining the paths and places of isolation in each hospital | -A separator was put between isolation rooms and administrative offices -The allocation of triage and isolation rooms for suspected patients in the general reception (no = 21) |
Allocate Assiut university isolation hospital | 1-Isolation hospitals serve faculty members and employees at the university 2- It was divided into three zones according to the condition of the patients; - Green zone, it receives positive cases that have no symptoms or have simple symptoms - Yellow zone, it receives positive cases that have severe symptoms, but do not need respirators - Red zone, it receives positive cases that have severe symptoms, and need respirators 3-It was divided into two areas according to the possibility of contamination; -The clean area includes restrooms, an elevator and a staircase -The contaminated area includes patient rooms and patient ward elevator, where transportation of patients, samples, and contaminated laundry were done 4-Separations have been made to isolate between the clean area where contaminated area | |
Support at individual level | Communication and collaboration | - Nurses and physicians collaborate in providing care to patients during hospitalization, - Physicians provided medical information to nurses when needed, which was facilitated by what Sapp group to facilitate communication between health care teams - Open phones for in charge personnel 24Â h a day for both medical and nursing teams |
Material support | -The Supreme Council of Universities provided the university hospitals with antiseptics and preventive supplies - Provision of financial rewards to all medical staff -Provision of antiseptics and preventive materials to the hospital medical team -Transportation provision -Provision of cameras in isolation facilities -Transferring of signatures in isolation facilities, granting exceptional leave to workers in isolation and those with chronic diseases, and exemption from signing for infected staff -Transferring of signatures to isolation facilities, granting exceptional leave to workers in isolation and those with chronic diseases, and exemption from signing for infected staff |