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Impact of the Pandemic

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Economic, Political, and Social Forces that Dictated the Course of Action Taken to End the

Covid-19 Pandemic

Various economic, political, and social forces dictated the strategies adopted to end the

Covid-19 pandemic. After the pandemic ended, prompt changes emerged at every human

livelihood level that caused numerous challenges with reference to the restrictions set aside to

combat the pandemic (Song & Zhou, 2020). Even after the end of the pandemic, a large number

of people in many countries faced increased poverty as a result of losing their jobs. The COVID-

19 pandemic caused numerous individuals to lose their jobs, leading to rising unemployment

rates in different nations worldwide (Song & Zhou, 2020). More than 3 million people globally

lost their jobs after the end of the pandemic, which had a vast negative effect on the live hood of

humans.

As a result of the job losses, the sources of finance of the affected individuals were

terminated, hence impacted economically. The outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic caused the

closure of numerous businesses, whereas those that endured lessened their number of staff. This

led to augmented unemployment rates that amplified health discrepancies due to the different

social classes (Song & Zhou, 2020). Some groups in the society were coping well with the

effects of COVID-19 than other social groups because of their dissimilar societal classes in the

community. After the end of the pandemic, it was hard for some social groups to access

diagnosis and treatments compared to other groups since some societies are more communally

and cooperatively connected (Song & Zhou, 2020). Other groups died from the virus because of

ignorance since they disobeyed the restrictions set to curb the pandemic and never wanted to be

vaccinated.
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Countries integrated by a common liberalism idea created their subdivision amid the

political clash. Many political changes were seen in various countries after the end of the

pandemic, setting these nations apart (Boin et al., 2020). For instance, the United States created a

separation in its own self-determinations, thus narrowing civilization and letting inner conflict.

With the growth of separation in various economic groups and more public fights taking over

individual identifiers, it was hard to determine where these clashes would lead the country.

Gaps and Challenges with Global Preparedness

The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered major gaps and challenges governing global

responses and preparedness for pandemics. There is an extensive accord that the whole world

was unprepared for the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (Timmis & Brüssow, 2020).

Healthcare facilities and hospitals in many countries were stunned due to the failure of

surveillance systems to sense transmission for several weeks, and deficiencies of medical

provisions. Internationally, a scrappy and ineffective funding system was unprepared to respond

satisfactorily to the pandemic. Besides, the World Health Organization resisted undertaking its

role of coordinating and thus was criticized for its scientific recommendations (Timmis &

Brüssow, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how the current global preparations are

weak, patchy, and insufficient in strength and scope when it comes to handling health

predicaments.

After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an extensive most states failed

to comply with the IHR mostly on preparedness. Besides, these states also failed to observe the

IHR implementation legal outlines, authority and duties of the National Focal Points (NFPs), and

enactment of uneven unilateral actions (Timmis & Brüssow, 2020). This was another major gap,

and challenges witnessed in the global preparedness of the Covid-19 pandemic. The IHR is an
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obligatory global legal tool reviewed in 2005 to avert, spot and offer prompt public health

responses to the worldwide spread of illnesses, preventing unnecessary intrusion with universal

trade and traffic.

Moreover, effective global preparedness for a pandemic necessitates good leadership and

satisfactory preparations for accountability and monitoring. The global preparedness for the

COVID-19 pandemic revealed major weaknesses in vital governance aspects (Zhang & Shaw,

2020). For instance, various political leaders failed to enact countrywide measures to control the

pandemic that was perceived as economically or administratively unfavourable, thus

disheartening the verdicts of their health authorities. Besides, individuals in many countries

failed to trust their public health authorities as many perceived less adherence to the set control

measures. Some public health authorities were spreading false information regarding the

COVID-19 virus, wherein most cases, they were powered by political leaders (Zhang & Shaw,

2020). The COVID-19 pandemic also established that there are insufficient preparations set in

place when it comes to monitoring the preparedness for an outbreak. For instance, there are no

implementation mechanisms when nations fail to adhere to their IHR obligations.

Key Roles of Nursing in Managing Personal Health, Patient Care, and Community Health

During and After a Pandemic Incident

During and after a pandemic occurrence, the various roles set for nurses change promptly

to accommodate the increased number of patients and the abrupt unforeseen care service

demands. Nurses are necessitated to undertake many new roles, offer end-of-life healthcare

services, and communicate vital information between patients and their relatives (Sharma et al.,

2020). In managing personal health, patient care, and community health, nurses are always at the

forefront of offering care services to hospitalized patients and vigorously entangled in

community monitoring during and after a pandemic occurrence. Nurses' key role is to ensure that

every patient in their healthcare facility attains tailored, first-rate care services regardless of their

infectious state.

Besides, nurses are also involved in planning for the expected outbreaks related to the

pandemic that may surge the demand for care services. Nurses are also required to provide the

right screening data, confinement procedures, and triage rules regarding the pandemic based on

the latest direction (Sharma et al., 2020). Thus, a global pandemic necessitates a robust

engagement of the nursing staff in clinical supervision, public safety, responsiveness and

exchange of knowledge during and after a pandemic incident.

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