Nurses' experiences of providing care to patients with COVID-19 in the ICU in Wuhan: a descriptive phenomenological research.
BMJ Open
; 11(9): e045454, 2021 09 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1398649
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This phenomenological study aimed to examine intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19, and understand better their everyday experiences of patient' management in the ICU.DESIGN:
A descriptive phenomenological research design was used. Individual interviews were conducted. The data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Colaizzi's seven-step framework.SETTING:
An ICU with 16 beds in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China.PARTICIPANTS:
Nurses who had more than 1 year of experience and had provided care to patients with COVID-19 in ICU for more than 1 week were identified as participants. A total of 13 nurses were interviewed.RESULTS:
An analysis of these significant statements yielded four distinct stages of feelings, thereby revealing the essence of this phenomenon. Worry about being infected and infecting family members was present across in all four stages. The themes associated with the four stages were as follows initial contradictory feelings, quick adaption to the 'new working environment' in the first 1-2 weeks in the ICU, desperation after adaption, holding on and survive.CONCLUSIONS:
The nurses reported distinct experiences of providing care to patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. Interventions, such as providing information about the disease, simulation training, emotional support and follow-up care, are needed to help nurses manage patients with COVID-19 and maintain nurses' health.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Nurses
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
BMJ Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjopen-2020-045454
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