Exploring nurses' perception of taking care of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A qualitative study.
Nurs Open
; 8(1): 171-179, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-754765
ABSTRACT
Aim:
Healthcare staff, especially nurses, who are in the frontline of caring of patients with COVID-19 have valuable experiences about taking care of these patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was exploring nurses' perception of taking care of patients with COVID-19.Design:
This qualitative study was performed using the conventional content analysis method.Methods:
13 nurses who were taking care of patients with COVID-19 were selected using purposeful sampling in the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences. The data were collected through telephone interviews and analysed based on the Lundman and Graneheim's approach.Results:
Qualitative analysis of the data revealed 3 sub-categories, 8 categories and 3 main categories including care erosion, nursing professional growth and necessities. Relevance to clinical practice Improve the work situation of the nurses during care of COVID-19 patients, which can directly or indirectly improve the quality of care of these patients.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Workload
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COVID-19
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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