A qualitative exploration of the experiences of school nurses during COVID-19 pandemic as the frontline primary health care professionals

Lee, Regina; West, Sancia; Tang, Anson Chui Yan; Cheng, Ho Yu; Chong, Yuen Yu; Chien, Wai Tong; Chan, Sally Wai‐Chi

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.12.003

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“…Not having a clear sense of what to do, who to turn to for DD-specific guidance, and when to plan for re-opening left many nurses feeling uncertain as they navigated an unfamiliar and changing landscape. These findings are similar to those of a qualitative study of school nurses' experiences in Hong Kong; one of the four major themes was "navigating the school through the pandemic," which included finding relevant COVID-19 information and staying up to date and developing guidelines for the school ( Lee et al, 2020 ). This theme also captured nurses' experiences with limitations of the guidelines in terms of the contextual realities of the school, that is, small classrooms and social distancing, and students, including those with intellectual disabilities, who had difficulty wearing masks and keeping their hands away from their faces ( Lee at al., 2020 ).…”

Section: Navigating a Changing Landscape: Need For Relevant Public Health Guidelines And Support For Nurses In Non-traditional Settingssupporting

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“…These findings are similar to those of a qualitative study of school nurses' experiences in Hong Kong; one of the four major themes was "navigating the school through the pandemic," which included finding relevant COVID-19 information and staying up to date and developing guidelines for the school ( Lee et al, 2020 ). This theme also captured nurses' experiences with limitations of the guidelines in terms of the contextual realities of the school, that is, small classrooms and social distancing, and students, including those with intellectual disabilities, who had difficulty wearing masks and keeping their hands away from their faces ( Lee at al., 2020 ). To overcome a lack of useful COVID-19 information, the school nurses found support through virtual informal networking with other school nurses, using the WhatsApp app ( Lee at al., 2020 ).…”

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“We Were Absolutely in the Dark”: Manifest Content Analysis of Developmental Disability Nurses’ Experiences During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

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Fisher

Ailey

et al. 2021

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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People with developmental disabilities (DD) are devastatingly impacted by COVID-19, yet no studies have explored the experiences of developmental disability nurses during the pandemic. In April 2020, as part of a multiple method study, we used manifest content analysis to evaluate nurses' 287 open-ended responses to our online survey question: "What is the experience of being a developmental disability nurse while encountering challenges to meeting basic care needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic?" We identified four themes: living with fear and stress, helping others to understand and cope, navigating a changing landscape, and being left out. Findings reinforce the need for accessible health information for people with developmental disability, guidelines relevant to developmental disability nursing settings, emotional support for developmental disability nurses, and education of health care professionals about the contribution of the developmental disability nurse in supporting the holistic well-being of people with DD.

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Section: Navigating a Changing Landscape: Need For Relevant Public Health Guidelines And Support For Nurses In Non-traditional Settingssupporting

confidence: 72%

“We Were Absolutely in the Dark”: Manifest Content Analysis of Developmental Disability Nurses’ Experiences During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

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Ailey

et al. 2021

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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“… 24 25 However, we have only found one published study on the experiences of Hong Kong school nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 26 No study has reported the experiences of nurses caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong.…”

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Nurses’ experiences of caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a qualitative enquiry

Chau

Saran

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BMJ Open

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ObjectivesNurses are the largest group of healthcare workers on the front line of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. An understanding of their nursing experiences, the challenges they encountered and the strategies they used to address them may inform efforts to better prepare and support nurses and public health measures when facing a resurgence of COVID-19 or new pandemics. This study aimed to explore the experiences of nurses caring for people with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 in Hong Kong.DesignA qualitative study was conducted using individual, semistructured interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis.SettingParticipants were recruited from acute hospitals and a public health department in Hong Kong from June 2020 to August 2020.ParticipantsA purposive sample of registered nurses (N=39) caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong were recruited.ResultsTwo-thirds of the nurses had a master’s degree and over a third had 6–10 years of nursing experience. Around 40% of the nurses cared for people with COVID-19 in isolation wards and a quarter performed COVID-19-related work for 31-40 hours/week. Most (90%) had training in COVID-19 and three-quarters had experience of working in infection control teams. Six key themes emerged: confronting resource shortages; changes in usual nursing responsibilities and care modes; maintaining physical and mental health; need for effective and timely responses from relevant local authorities; role of the community in public health protection and management; and advanced pandemic preparedness.ConclusionsOur study found that nurses possessed resilience, self-care and adaptability when confronting resource shortages, changing nursing protocols, and physical and mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, coordinated support from the clinical environment, local authorities and community, and advanced preparedness would likely improve nursing responses to future pandemics.

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“…The ability of health students to regulate emotions is needed for this adaptation process so that it can reduce the mental health impact that occurs on health students during the pandemic period [13]. In addition, nursing students are preparing to participate in efforts to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 in their countries by starting to implement health protocols in their respective schools [19].…”

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Mental Health in Health Students during Coronavirus Disease-19: Systematic Review

Purnama

Susaldi

Mukhlida³

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Purpose: This study aims to examine the description of mental health characteristics of health students who conducted studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The design of this study is to use a systematic review approach by collecting several articles from a database that has been selected consisting of Springer. , ScienceDirect and ProQuest with articles published in 2020. Search for articles was carried out by entering the keyword "mental health AND student AND COVID-19". The search for this article was limited to inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria in this study were health students who were still conducting studies during the COVID-19 pandemic and a cross-sectional study design, while the exclusion criteria were non-health students, only abstracts and books, and letters to the editor. Results: After a search on the selected database, the results are 677 Springer articles, 554 direct articles, and 1348 ProQuest articles. 11 were removed for duplicates, 444 full texts were reviewed and 6 articles matched inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of the 6 articles that were reviewed showed that the majority of health students reported mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, and another emotional status. Where moderate and severe levels of anxiety were experienced by some Health students who carried out education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on psychological conditions, especially on health students who are carrying out their education. Students report poor mental health conditions while carrying out home education by learning online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A qualitative exploration of the experiences of school nurses during COVID-19 pandemic as the frontline primary health care professionals

Cited by 44 publications

References 9 publications

“We Were Absolutely in the Dark”: Manifest Content Analysis of Developmental Disability Nurses’ Experiences During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

“We Were Absolutely in the Dark”: Manifest Content Analysis of Developmental Disability Nurses’ Experiences During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

Nurses’ experiences of caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a qualitative enquiry

Mental Health in Health Students during Coronavirus Disease-19: Systematic Review

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