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To come back or not to come back during the coronavirus crisis-A cross-sectional online survey of inactive nurses.
Lücker, Petra; Henning, Esther; Hoffmann, Wolfgang.
  • Lücker P; Department of Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
  • Henning E; Department of Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
  • Hoffmann W; Department of Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
J Adv Nurs ; 78(11): 3687-3695, 2022 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1794651
ABSTRACT

AIMS:

To examine whether inactive nurses are willing to return to nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the reasons for or against their decision and further, possibly relevant factors.

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional online survey.

METHODS:

We developed a questionnaire, addressing registration, professional experiences, anticipations, and internal and external factors that might affect the decision of inactive nurses to return to nursing during the pandemic. Between 27 April and 15 June 2020, we recruited participants in Germany via social networks, organizations and institutions and asked them to forward the link to wherever other inactive nurses might be reached.

RESULTS:

Three hundred and thirty-two participants (73% female) could be included in the analysis. The majority of the participants (n = 262, 79%) were general nurses. The main reason for registering was 'want to do my bit to manage the crisis' (n = 73, 22.8%). More than two thirds of the participants (n = 230, 69%) were not or not yet registered. One hundred and twelve (49%) out of 220 participants, who gave reasons why they did not register, selected they 'could not see a necessity at that time'. The few inactive nurses who were deployed reported a variety of experiences.

CONCLUSIONS:

Different factors influence the nurses' decision to register or not. A critical factor for their decision was previous experiences that had made them leave the job and prevented a return-even for a limited time in a special situation. IMPACT From the responses of the participants in this study, it can be deduced that negative experiences made while working in nursing influence the willingness to volunteer for a deployment; only one-third of the inactive nurses would be willing to return to the nursing profession to help manage the Corona pandemic; policymakers and nursing leaders should not rely on the availability of inactive nurses in a crisis.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Nurses Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Adv Nurs Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jan.15268

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Nurses Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Adv Nurs Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jan.15268