Background: The 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become a
global health emergency. This disease is affecting the health of general population and
causing severe physical, psychological and social distress in healthcare workers. Aim: assess
the effect of COVID 19 on critical care nurses' physical, social and psychological wellbeing.
Design: descriptive research design. Research questions: What are the effects of COVID 19
on critical care nurses' physical, social and psychological wellbeing? Setting: trauma care
unit and general intensive care unit of Assuit Main University hospital in Egypt. Subject: A
convenience sample of 100 critical care nurses. Tools: "COVID 19 Assessment
Questionnaire" to assess the effect of COVID 19 on critical care nurses' physical and social.
Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS-21) to assess the effect of COVID 19 on critical
care nurses' psychological wellbeing. Results: the majority of critical care nurses worried
about to be infected and infections of their families, suffer from long term fatigue and
disturbed social life. More than half of critical care nurses provide care for patient with
COVID -19 suffer from stress and anxiety. Conclusion: Critical care nurses who caring
directly for patients with COVID-19 higher risk of exposure to the virus infection
and a
greater physical, social and psychological impact.