Lessons learned and recommendations from the COVID-19 pandemic: Content analysis of semi-structured interviews with intensive care unit nurse managers in the United Arab Emirates.

Aim: This study aims to explore how nursing services were managed and provided in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic and clarify the management lessons learned.

Background: The surge in the number of patients with COVID-19 worldwide and the unpredictability of new variants mean the voices of nurse managers who participated in fighting the pandemic in intensive care units must be considered. Health care systems need specific plans to face similar future crises.