Table 1.

Evaluation of the care stress attributes of infectious patients.

Category	Item
Patient care	1. Clinical symptoms of patients in isolation wards cannot be closely tracked.
	2. After entering the isolation ward, the nursing staff cannot handle any other patient who is ringing the call bell in time.
	3. The duration of treatment is extended and the workload becomes heavier.
	4. Care stress resulting from unfamiliarity with infectious diseases that have not been cared for previously.
	5. Inconsistency in operating standards causes problems.
	6. Not familiar with the samples of infectious diseases to be tested.
Infection protection	7. Worrying about whether the current protective equipment can protect you.
	8. Worrying about being infected while caring for patients with infectious diseases.
	9. Fear of being contaminated while wearing or taking off protective equipment.
	10. It is inconvenient and inflexible to work in isolation clothes and gloves.
	11. When you are alone with a patient in an isolation ward, you will worry about your own safety.
	12. Fear of spreading an infection to your family.
Support system	13. Support from family/colleagues.
	14. Support from patients’ families and assistance from the medical team.