Challenges Faced and Lessons Learnt by Nursing Professionals during Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Qualitative Content Analysis

ABSTRACT

Nurses on the front lines of the health care faced a lot of personal and professional challenges during the delivery of patient care with Covid-19. Nevertheless, they learnt many lessons to provide quality patient care. Qualitative research describing these phenomena is comparatively rare. This study aimed to explore the challenges faced and lessons learnt by the nursing service department during the crisis of Covid-19 pandemic in India. In this inductive manifest content analysis, data emerging from 21 presentations done by Nursing professionals as a part of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) Nursing Echo initiative for 'Capacity Building of Nursing professionals for Caring the patients during Covid-19 Pandemic' was used. Video-recorded presentations were condensed until a code was labelled to the meanings.The study also brought out four categories (modifying infrastructure to set up Covid care facility, collaboration, training and protocols, and improving welfare) and seven sub-categories related to lessons learnt by Nursing professionals. Nursing personnel in India demonstrated immense professional dedication and played an important role in patient’s recovery. A multifaceted support to nursing professionals from the government, policy makers and administrative body should be provided to safeguard their wellbeing and have them in ready to manage crisis