Aim To develop and implement a targeted psychological support scheme for frontline nurses involved in the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Background Nurses play a vital role in managing the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic, while confronting enormous challenges and psychological problems. Methods Action research design was adopted to develop and provide a targeted psychological support scheme to 1,496 frontline nurses. Data regarding nurses’ feedback were collected from WeChat group chat, letters and comments on theme lectures. Subsequently, qualitative content analysis was conducted using MAXQDA. Results A targeted psychological support scheme was formed via three action cycles according to nurses’ needs. Frontline nurses received psychological assistance from a research team, which offered (1) a sense of belonging, (2) a sense of professional value and pride, and (3) a sense of being protected and confident. Conclusion The researchers successfully provided targeted psychological support to nurses, and nurses were motivated and became more confident when their needs were addressed. Implications for Nursing Management Nurses have various types of psychological needs, which could be addressed by targeted support. It is suggested that nurse managers should identify nurses’ needs in real time and provide appropriate support through multidisciplinary collaboration to improve their confidence and enhance their resilience.

Objective: To describe the learning impacts made by graduate nurse volunteers who worked in a field hospital 1 month following the 2014 Ludian earthquake in Yunnan, China.Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach was adopted. The volunteers were 23 final year part-time students enrolled in the Master of Science in Disaster Nursing program offered by the School of Nursing. Data were collected by focus group interviews and analyzed by qualitative content analysis.Findings: Reflecting from their experience, three themes emerged. The first theme was "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going," suggesting that every suffering should be regarded as a gift that would nourish human lives rather than being denied. The second theme was "we recognize our ignorance only through learning," helped moving the volunteers' learning to a higher level. The third theme was "change is the reality, collaboration is the strategy," highlighting the need to be pragmatic and work harmoniously as a team.Conclusions: Life-changing impacts were gained by these graduate nursing student volunteers who were placed in a field hospital following an earthquake. Experiential learning opportunities can be given to public health nursing students whenever possible to maximize their students' learning and help them to be adequately prepared and be ready to respond to global disaster challenges.

Purpose Breast cancer affects survivors and their first-degree relatives. They face breast cancer together as a unit. This study aimed to explore the mutual support of breast cancer survivors and their first-degree relatives in their joint coping with breast cancer. Methods A qualitative case study with purposeful sampling was conducted. Ten breast cancer survivors and 21 of their first-degree relatives were recruited for in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis using MAXQDA software. Results Three themes were extracted under the overarching theme “a shared journey to a better future”: 1. “Mutual support is needed as we are in the same boat,” suggesting mutual support in responding to breast cancer; 2. “We experience stormy and windy weather during our journey,” emphasizing challenges encountered in providing support; and 3. “Sunny and breezy days are a gift for both of us,” indicating they perceived reciprocity during the process of mutual support. Conclusions Mutual support was an important feature of breast cancer survivors and first-degree relatives coping with breast cancer and beneficial to both groups. However, significant challenges in supporting each other were reported, indicating the necessity of external support in coping with breast cancer. Health professionals should not ignore first-degree relatives of breast cancer survivors, and need to support both of these groups.