COVID-19: The Lived Experience of Critical Care Nurses.
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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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Critical Care Nursing
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COVID-19
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nurs Adm
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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