The lived experiences of frontline nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Qatar: A qualitative study.
Nurs Open
; 8(6): 3516-3526, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1216199
ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study aims to explore the lived experiences of frontline nurses providing nursing care for COVID-19 patients in Qatar.DESIGN:
Qualitative, Phenomenological.METHODS:
Nurses were recruited from a designated COVID-19 facility using purposive and snowball sampling. The participants were interviewed face-to-face using semi-structured interview questions from 6 September-10 October 2020. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.RESULT:
A total of 30 nurses were interviewed; (76.7%) were deployed for >6 months. Three major themes were drawn from theanalysis:
(a) Challenges of working in a COVID-19 facility (subthemes working in a new context and new working environment, worn out by the workload, the struggle of wearing protective gear, fear of COVID-19, witnessing suffering); (b) Surviving COVID-19 (subthemes keeping it safe with extra measures, change in eating habits, teamwork and camaraderie, social support); and (c) Resilience of Nurses (subthemes a true calling, a sense of purpose).
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Nurses
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nop2.901
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