The dual role of nurses as mothers during the pandemic period: Qualitative study

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ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the changing routines of nurses in maternal role due to Covid-19 outbreak. This is qualitative interview research and is based on the descriptions of the interviews with the participants. Interviews were recorded on the phone with nurses. It was semi-structured and used a snowball sample, and in-depth interviews were made. We determined three themes in this research. The themes are 1. Imperatives of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2. Theme Concerns about infecting their children with Covid-19, 3. Theme Impaired communication with children. Also, we determined in the themes;nurses express difficulty about child care, communication with children and concerns about infecting their children. Nurses and their children have been adversely affected by this process and have a feeling of inadequate parental roles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)