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Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study
The pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought significant pressure on nurses globally as they are the frontline of care. This study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of nurses who worked with hospitalised patients with COVID-19. In this qualitative study, a purposive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34478482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257064 |
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author | Rathnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Damayanthi Maithreepala, Sujeewa Dilhani Ekanayake, Ramya Basnayake, Pradeepa Lakmali |
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description | The pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought significant pressure on nurses globally as they are the frontline of care. This study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of nurses who worked with hospitalised patients with COVID-19. In this qualitative study, a purposive sample of 14 nurses participated in in-depth telephone interviews. Data were analysed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Five key themes emerged: (1) physical and psychological distress of nurses, (2) willingness to work, (3) the essential role of support mechanisms, (4) educational and informational needs of nurses and (5) the role of modern technology in COVID-19 care. Although the provision of care led to physical and psychological distress among nurses, with their commitment and professional obligation, it is a new experience that leads to personal satisfaction. Guilty feeling related to inefficiency of care, witnessing the suffering of patients, discomfort associated with wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), work-related issues (e.g., long hour shifts), negative impact to the family and rejection by others are the leading distress factors. Religious beliefs, including keeping trust in good and bad merits, have become a strong coping mechanism. Addressing distress among nurses is essential. The reported learning needs of nurses included skills related to donning and doffing PPE, skills in performing nursing procedures and breaking bad news. Nurse managers need to pay special attention to expanding training opportunities as well as support mechanisms, for example, welfare, appreciations and counselling services for nurses. Modern technology, particularly robots and telecommunication, can perform an essential role in COVID-19 care. The establishment of timely policies and strategies to protect health workers during a national disaster like COVID-19 is needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-84156092021-09-04 Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study Rathnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Damayanthi Maithreepala, Sujeewa Dilhani Ekanayake, Ramya Basnayake, Pradeepa Lakmali PLoS One Research Article The pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought significant pressure on nurses globally as they are the frontline of care. This study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of nurses who worked with hospitalised patients with COVID-19. In this qualitative study, a purposive sample of 14 nurses participated in in-depth telephone interviews. Data were analysed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Five key themes emerged: (1) physical and psychological distress of nurses, (2) willingness to work, (3) the essential role of support mechanisms, (4) educational and informational needs of nurses and (5) the role of modern technology in COVID-19 care. Although the provision of care led to physical and psychological distress among nurses, with their commitment and professional obligation, it is a new experience that leads to personal satisfaction. Guilty feeling related to inefficiency of care, witnessing the suffering of patients, discomfort associated with wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), work-related issues (e.g., long hour shifts), negative impact to the family and rejection by others are the leading distress factors. Religious beliefs, including keeping trust in good and bad merits, have become a strong coping mechanism. Addressing distress among nurses is essential. The reported learning needs of nurses included skills related to donning and doffing PPE, skills in performing nursing procedures and breaking bad news. Nurse managers need to pay special attention to expanding training opportunities as well as support mechanisms, for example, welfare, appreciations and counselling services for nurses. Modern technology, particularly robots and telecommunication, can perform an essential role in COVID-19 care. The establishment of timely policies and strategies to protect health workers during a national disaster like COVID-19 is needed. Public Library of Science 2021-09-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8415609/ /pubmed/34478482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257064 Text en © 2021 Rathnayake et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Rathnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Damayanthi Maithreepala, Sujeewa Dilhani Ekanayake, Ramya Basnayake, Pradeepa Lakmali Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title | Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title_full | Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title_fullStr | Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title_full_unstemmed | Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title_short | Nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019: A phenomenological study |
title_sort | nurses’ perspectives of taking care of patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a phenomenological study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34478482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257064 |
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