zh-cn	为什么中国一线护士最开始工作6小时，后来缩减为4小时？ 
en-us	Why are the working hours of Chinese frontline nurses reduced from 6 to 4 hours? 

zh-cn	疫情暴发初期，中国护士在抗疫一线工作6小时，后来工作时间逐步下降为4小时。当然，护士实际工作时间根据各地各医院收治患者情况而略有不同。
en-us	Working duration of Chinese frontline nurses gradually shortened from 6 hours in the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak to 4 hours with slight difference among hospitals. 

zh-cn	护士工作时间减少可能存在以下四个原因： 
en-us	There are four factors influencing the working duration of nurses. 

zh-cn	一是与护理人员配备是否充足有关。
en-us	The first is related to the adequacy of nurse staffing. 

zh-cn	早期病人数量呈爆发式增长，湖北省特别是武汉市定点医疗机构收治能力有限，护理人员数量明显不足。
en-us	Early in the outbreak, Hubei province, especially Wuhan city, saw explosive growth in cases. Designated hospitals were strained in capacity and nurse staffing was inadequate. 

zh-cn	随着全国346支医疗队4万多名医护人员驰援湖北以及14家方舱医院启用，护理人员数量基本能够满足新冠肺炎患者救治需要。 
en-us	With more than 40,000 medical staff from 346 medical teams across the country and the opening of 14 makeshift hospitals, nursing workload was reduced. 

zh-cn	二是与医用防护服是否短缺有关。
en-us	The second is related to the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 

zh-cn	由于春节假期延期，企业产能较低，全国各地特别是湖北省武汉市出现防护用具严重短缺，而且穿脱防护服各需要半小时，为了节约使用防护服，节省穿脱防护服时间以救治更多患者，护士工作6小时，甚至更长时间。
en-us	Due to the extension of the Spring Festival holiday, PPE manufacturers had relatively limited production capacity. There were serious shortages of PPE throughout the country, especially in Wuhan. Moreover, it took about one hour to put on and take off PPE. For the sake of saving both equipment and time to diagnose and treat more patients, nurses worked 6 hours or even longer. 

zh-cn	实际上，防护服使用时间超过4小时，防护安全性下降。
en-us	In fact, working for 6 hours in heavy protective equipment is physically demanding. The protective effect may also decrease if the protective clothing is used for more than 4 hours. 

zh-cn	同时，长时间穿着防护服，容易造成防护目镜水汽凝结，出现面部压痕甚至是皮肤病，不利于开展护理任务。
en-us	In addition, wearing PPE for a long time can easily cause condensation on protective goggles, facial indentations and even skin diseases, undermining the implementation of nursing tasks. 

zh-cn	因此，随着防护服供应量增多，护士一班工作时间有所减少。 
en-us	As protective clothing supplies increased, the duration of nurses’ work was shortened. 

zh-cn	三是与护理人员工作强度有关。
en-us	The third is related to work intensity. 

zh-cn	重症ICU或者感染科护士比一般护士工作量大，抗疫一线护士工作负荷量更大，耐受度较低。
en-us	Nurses in ICU or infection departments usually have more workload than general nurses. Frontline nursing staff have even more workload and may not be able to handle pressure well. 

zh-cn	据了解，方舱医院护士工作6个小时，普通病房护士是5个小时，危重症病房护士工作是4个小时。 
en-us	Generally speaking, nurses work 6 hours in makeshift hospitals, 5 hours in general wards, and 4 hours in ICUs. 

zh-cn	四是与当地交通运输能力有关。
en-us	The fourth is related to local transportation capacity. 

zh-cn	支援护士集中住在指定宾馆，由专车接送上下班。
en-us	Assisting nursing staff lived together in designated hotels and were transported via shuttle buses. 

zh-cn	随着运输能力不断提高，往返接送护士频次增加，护士工作时间可相应减少。
en-us	With the continuous improvement of transportation capacity, the frequency of shuttle buses increased. As a result, the working hours of each nurse could be reduced.