Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Empowerment of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a newly created unit
Metas de Enfermeria ; 25(10):7-13, 2022.
Article in Spanish | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2322297
ABSTRACT

Objective:

to explore the empowerment experience of nurses at a Semi-critical Care Unit created during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Fundación Althaia hospital, and to understand the influential factors.

Method:

a qualitative phenomenologicalstudy conducted from March to May 2020. The 25 nurses who had worked in the unit for continuous periods of at least two weeks were included. There was purposive sampling of different demographic and occupational profiles until data saturation. Participant observation was conducted for eight weeks, andsemistructured interviews after unit closure. The latent contents were analysed with support by the Atlas Ti software, version 8.4, and investigator triangulation.

Results:

eight nurses were interviewed;37 codes were determined, distributed in nine groups and two final subjects. They reportedan increase in empowerment. The driving factors for this were identified as teamwork, learning, awareness of the holistic vision of Nursing, impact on organization, social and institutional recognition, and moral duty. The hindering factors found were initial lack of knowledge, material and structural resources, and the institutional support received.

Conclusions:

structural, psychological and relational factors were identified as having impact on nursing empowerment. These findings can contribute to improving the organization of health services and nursing care in similar situations. © 2022 DAE Editorial, Grupo Paradigma. All rights reserved.
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: Spanish Journal: Metas de Enfermeria Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: Spanish Journal: Metas de Enfermeria Year: 2022 Document Type: Article