Workplace challenges and nurses recovered from COVID-19.

BACKGROUND: Although many studies have addressed COVID-19, the challenges faced by nurses in their workplace after recovering from this disease have not been investigated. As the backbone of the health system and at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, nurses are exposed to serious risks of infection and even death. They may also face numerous challenges in their workplace after recovering from COVID-19. It is therefore ethically recommended that the problems of these nurses be solved to increase their job satisfaction and encourage them to remain in their profession. OBJECTIVES: The present research was conducted to determine the workplace challenges faced by nurses who had recovered from COVID-19. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted using the interpretive phenomenological approach proposed by van Manen. The data collected through 17 in-depth semi-structured interviews with 14 eligible nurses at different occupational levels were analyzed using the six steps proposed by van Manen. These nurses had also recovered from COVID-19. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (IR.UMSU.REC.1399.318). FINDINGS: Four themes and 20 subthemes extracted from analyzing the data explained the challenges faced by the nurses after their return to work. The themes included declined ethical values (four subthemes), infected nurses, forgotten patients (three subthemes), gradually leaving the job (six subthemes), and corona phobia (seven subthemes). CONCLUSION: The present findings can be used to lay the foundations for adopting humanitarian policies in health organizations in terms of ethical care provision during future pandemics.

The organisational and managerial challenges experienced by nurses recovered from COVID-19: A phenomenological study.

AIM: This study was conducted to discover the organisational and managerial challenges of nurses recovered from COVID-19. BACKGROUND: Nurses, who are at the front line of fighting against COVID-19, face numerous organisational and managerial challenges that impose a burden on their already heavy burden of infection. Working in challenging situations can affect the quality of nursing care. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted through an interpretive phenomenological approach. To collect the data, 18 semistructured interviews were held with 15 recovered nurses, which were then analysed using van Manen's method. RESULTS: The data analysis led to the extraction of four themes: nurses as victims of organisational prejudice, a profession surrounded by problems, insufficient sources for dealing with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 development. CONCLUSION: This study showed the organisational and managerial challenges of recovered nurses from COVID-19. Although these nurses had positive experiences, they needed eliminating organisational prejudice, minimizing concerns and sufficient resources to deal with the crisis. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: It is believed that these results can be used as a guide to nurse managers to improve the experience of recovered nurses from COVID-19 by treating all employees with equal kindness, considering to their problems and minimizing burden by actively providing resources.

Factors affecting conscience-based nursing practices: A qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: Conscience is a guiding factor in nursing practice for delivering the ultimate care. In order to expand the concept of conscience-based care, factors affecting conscience in nursing practice need to be identified. OBJECTIVES: The current study assessed nurses' experiences to explore factors affecting conscience in nursing practice. RESEARCH DESIGN: This qualitative content analysis study employed purposive sampling to reach 14 nurses working at educational hospitals in Tabriz and Urmia, Iran. Data were analyzed using inductive and conventional analysis. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: This research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Science. Voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality were considered. FINDING: Two themes emerged from our analysis for enhancing conscience in nursing practices, including environment of professional performance and personal factors. DISCUSSION: The two important factors for enhancing conscience in nursing practice are environment and personal factors. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to emphasize on religious beliefs, professional commitment, and communication skills in educational training structure. Also, establishing appropriate management systems will help nurses to provide moral care.