Exploring the Experience of Nurses in Providing Care to Patients With COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

Roonak SHAHOEI ； Syede Mona NEMATI ； Sina VALIEE

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 30卷4期 (2022/08) Pp. 1-9

https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000498

摘要

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused conflicts in the world health system. The role of nurses is prominent because of their close contact with patients. Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of nurses in providing care to patients with COVID-19. Methods: This phenomenological study was conducted in 2020. Purposive sampling was used and continued until data saturation. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 nurses at Tohid Hospital, Sanandaj, Iran, all of whom had experience providing care to patients with COVID-19. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Results: The participants included four men and 10 women. Data analysis revealed four main themes (14 subthemes) related to the experience of the participants in providing care to patients with COVID-19. These themes included (a) fear (fear of being infected, fear of being a carrier, fear of the disease, and high mortality of patients), (b) compulsion (compulsion to care, being under pressure), (c) distinct experience (need for self-care, working with personal protective equipment, and ambiguity in care/treatment), and (d) sacrifice (altruism, compassion, self-sacrifice, and being proud of yourself ). Conclusions/Implications for Practice: The experience of participants in caring for patients with COVID-19, in addition to the unique experience of care, was associated with fear, compulsion, and sacrifice. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the unique experience of nurses serving in COVID-19 units, it is necessary to educate and support nurses to deal effectively with this situation.

關鍵字

nurses ； COVID-19 ； care ； qualitative research

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