Exploring staff perspectives on caring for isolated hospitalised patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Table 2 Themes and sub-themes

Challenges to patients’ health and safety	Challenges to standards of care	Impact of isolation on family	Impact on staff	Contextual influences: policy, decision-makers, and the environment	Communication Challenges during COVID-19
Patient challenges	Patient care	Impact on family	Exposure to the virus	Organisational decision-making	Organisational communication
Discharge safety	Palliative care	Educating the carers	Workload	Infrastructure	Communicating with families
Patient nutrition	MET calls		Support and Teamwork	Visiting rules	Communicating with patients
Patient mobility	Patient outcomes		Personal Protective Equipment		Communication between staff
					Communication technology

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