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COVID-19: The Lived Experience of Critical Care Nurses.
Brockopp, Dorothy; Monroe, Martha; Davies, Claire C; Cawood, Meghan; Cantrell, Donita.
  • Brockopp D; Author Affiliations: Coordinator (Dr Brockopp) and Research Consultant (Drs Monroe and Davies), Nursing and Allied Health Research Office, and Clinical Nurse (Ms Cawood) and Director (Ms Cantrell), Intensive Care Unit, Baptist Health Lexington, Kentucky.
J Nurs Adm ; 51(7-8): 374-378, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1309671
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The goal of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore in-depth, critical care nurses' (CCNs) lived experience while caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the pandemic.

BACKGROUND:

CCNs play an important role during pandemics characterized by highly contagious, life-threatening disease. Understanding the experience of CCNs during a pandemic is particularly important because of the high rate of burnout within this group, as well as a shortage of these caregivers across the globe.

METHODS:

Using Heidegger's interpretive phenomenological approach, interviews were conducted with 10 CCNs caring for COVID-19 patients. The goal of the interviews was to access a deep layer of understanding regarding participants' lived experience.

RESULTS:

Themes of role frustration, emotional and physical exhaustion, and the importance of presence were revealed.

CONCLUSION:

Themes revealed suggest a number of actions hospital administrators could take to support CCNs as they experience the challenges of a pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Critical Care Nursing / COVID-19 / Nursing Staff, Hospital Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Nurs Adm Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Critical Care Nursing / COVID-19 / Nursing Staff, Hospital Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Nurs Adm Year: 2021 Document Type: Article