Lived Experience of Medicine Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients

Mohammed, Natasha; Lelièvre, Hannah

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“…The dimension in which the greatest decrease in the percentage of positive responses was found from the pre-pandemic to the third critical period of COVID-19 was in 'staffing', which decreased from 50.4% to 24.6%. Although the lack of nurses in adequate numbers had been confirmed previously in Portugal and abroad (Eiras et al, 2014;Fassarella, 2021;Fassarella et al, 2018), the pandemic by COVID-19 aggravated the lack of professionals worldwide, with important repercussions on the quality and safety of the provided care (Fassarella, 2021;Santos, Balsanelli, et al, 2021) and on the demands on these professionals (Mohammed & Lelièvre, 2022).…”

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“…Nurses are the health care professional group that remains 24 h a day with patients (Faridah et al, 2021 ; Fassarella, 2021 ) and have been central on the front line in the pandemic (Mohammed & Lelièvre, 2022 ). In this sense, assessing professional practice environments and patient safety culture from the perspective of these professionals, in addition to being a priority, can provide excellent inputs to managers, as it will allow them to identify the weakest areas and define improvement strategies (Fassarella et al, 2018 ).…”

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Impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture

Ribeiro

Trindade

Fassarella

et al. 2022

J Nursing Management

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Aim To analyse the impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture. Background The relationship between work environments and patient safety has been internationally recognized. In 2020, the pandemic imposed enormous challenges, yet the impact on these variables remains unknown. Method This is a quantitative observational study, conducted in a Portuguese hospital, with 403 registered nurses. A self‐completion questionnaire was used. Results The impact on the Structure and Outcome components of nursing professional practice environments was positive. Although the Process component remained favourable to quality of care, a negative trend was confirmed in almost all dimensions. The results regarding safety culture showed weaknesses; ‘teamwork within units’ was the only dimension that maintained a positive culture. Conclusion Positive responses regarding patient safety were significantly associated with the quality of the nursing professional practice environment. The need to invest in all dimensions of safety culture emerges to promote positive professional environments. Implications for nursing management Improving professional nursing practice environments can be achieved through managers' investment in the participation and involvement of nurses in the policies and functioning of institutions, as well as promoting an open, fair and participatory safety culture that encourages reporting events and provides adequate support for professionals.

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Impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture

Ribeiro

Trindade

Fassarella

et al. 2022

J Nursing Management

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“…Due to fear and anxiety, some staff refused to provide care and treatment for patients with COVID-19 (31,51). The new workplace, the different nursing routines, the nature of the disease, and inexperience made nurses feel anxiety and stressful (9,24,27,28,30,33,40,42,57,58,63,69,71,73). The newly formed work team also led to nurses' emotional stress (13,14,53).…”

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“…The unknown disease made the nurses feel stressful, and they were also concerned about the patients' condition (11,26,51,58,63). The news about COVID-19 intensified the nurses' negative psychological experience in the initial days (11,27,51,65,73). These negative psychological experiences could distract the nurses from nursing work (51).…”

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Experiences and needs of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Ding

Deng²,

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundFront-line nurses have played a critical role during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A number of qualitative studies reported front-line nurses' experiences and needs in caring for patients with COVID-19. However, the application of evidence from a single qualitative study to guide clinical practice has limitations. This study aimed to explore front-line nurses' experiences and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic through a qualitative meta-synthesis.MethodsSeven databases were searched from 1 December 2019 to 20 January 2022, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane COVID-19 study register, CINAHL, PsycINFO, MedRxiv, and bioRxiv. The quality of included studies was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) qualitative research appraisal tool. Meta-synthesis was used to synthesize the data from included studies.ResultsA total of 70 studies were included, and five synthesized findings were developed: (1) Although nurses actively devoted themselves to fighting against COVID-19, considering their professional responsibility and historical previous experience with mankind, they were not invulnerable; (2) There were various difficulties and challenges in caring for patients with COVID-19, including fear related to providing patients with care, shortage of protective equipment and manpower, and negative attitude of family members; (3) Facing difficulties and challenges, nurses could only partly cope by using mixed means to overcome those, including media, learning, gaining skills, responding together, and organizational assistance; (4) To better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses' needs should be paid attention to. Counseling, training, information, resources, and investment are pivotal; (5) Despite the hardships, nurses became stronger and gained gratitude, positivity, mental peace, and confidence.ConclusionsThis study reveals that the psychological experiences of front-line nurses varied, and they faced a variety of challenges. Although nurses had some coping strategies, they still needed multifaceted support to meet the challenges.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, PROSPERO: CRD42021255468.

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Nurses’ Experiences of the Caring Role during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Research

O’ Regan-Hyde,

Dalton-O Connor,

Flynn

et al. 2024

Journal of Nursing Management

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Aims. To synthesize the evidence on nurses’ experiences of their caring role during the COVID‐19 pandemic and identify emerging concepts that have affected nurses within the caring role in relation to (a) their professional lives and (b) their personal lives. Background. The concept of caring is central to the science and art of nursing practice, and fulfilment of the caring role is fundamental to the profession. The COVID‐19 pandemic imposed unprecedented change globally transforming the caring role of the nurse. The WHO highlights that a well‐supported workforce is paramount to emergency preparedness; therefore, understanding the experiences of the nurse’s caring role during the COVID‐19 crisis is paramount to practice in future healthcare crises. Methods. A scoping review. Data Sources. Studies published between January 2020 and November 2023 were identified from the following databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Coronavirus Database, PUBMED, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Scopus, Web of Science, and SocINDEX. Reporting Method. The scoping review adhered to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA‐ScR) checklist. Results. The search identified 1,347 studies, subsequent review of title and abstract, resulted in 117 full‐text papers for further eligibility screening, with a total of 52 studies being included in the scoping review. Findings were grouped thematically using the Braun and Clarke (2006) approach. The five distinctive themes that emerged were (a) emotional turmoil, (b) erosion of care, (c) relationships and solidarity, (d) expansion of role, and (e) professional growth. Conclusion. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, there was an evolutionary shift in the caring role of the nurse, on a trajectory from emotional turmoil to professional growth. The process followed a theoretical framework of transformative learning that could support nurses’ capability and preparedness in their caring role for future inevitable extreme events and crisis in healthcare. Implications for Nursing Management. Mapping current knowledge of the unprecedented COVID‐19 crisis from a nurse’s professional and personal perspective purposefully aims to highlight gaps for future research, education, and policy and is paramount to emergency preparedness and a well‐supported workforce in future healthcare crisis.

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Lived Experience of Medicine Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients

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Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture

Impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture

Experiences and needs of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Nurses’ Experiences of the Caring Role during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Research

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