Nurses' personal perceptions of clinical work adaptation during COVID-19.
Heart Lung
; 56: 175-180, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1966607
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The clinical work of nurses across the United States was profoundly impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nurses in both hospital and outpatient settings had to adapt quickly to the continuously changing healthcare environment.OBJECTIVE:
To describe nurses' responses to open-ended questions of their clinical work adaption during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
A descriptive, cross-sectional survey with four open-ended questions was completed by practicing HF nurses. Content analysis was used to analyze the written data.RESULTS:
The 127 nurses who provided one to four narrative responses, 55.1% were clinical registered nurses and 44.9% were advance practice nurses. Four categories emerged changing paths exemplifies work challenges, developing technical skills and resources, asking better questions while listening, and showing resilience through new paths to optimize work.CONCLUSION:
Understanding perceptions of nurses' adaptions to clinical work made during the pandemic provides insight into the challenges and opportunities for development in the future.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Nurses
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Heart Lung
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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