Table 2 General questions which were asked of nurses during interviews

1

what is the strategies for management of provided care for patients with COVID- 19 by Iranian Nurses?

2

tell me the story of one day of your experience in COVID- 19 department.

3

What was the specific work that the managers (nurses) of hospital undertook in response to COVID-19

4

Was there any specific equipment needed for this negative pressure ward?

5

did you have a training program for nursing staff and how was it undertaken?

6

What evidence did you refer to make the emergency plans?

7

have you encountered any difficulties or challenges in managing human resources? How did you manage them?

8

At the time of the outbreak, most of literature was actually not up to dated. So what are the main criteria to refer the literatures?

9

what measures was taken for nurses and patients who might have psychological problems?

10

was the human resource and equipment’s sufficient? Was there a shortage of human resource?