COVID-19 Pozitif Hastaya Hemşirelik Bakımı Veren Bir Hemşirenin Deneyimleri: Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Pandemiler, sağlık sistemi üzerinde büyük etkisi olan ve ciddi ölümlere neden olan önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Sağlık çalışanları içerisinde en büyük grubu oluşturan ve COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde zor görevler üstlenen hemşireler, doğrudan hasta bakımı ve iyileşmesinde ve salgının kontrolünde etkin rol oynayan hayati insan kaynaklarıdır. Katlanarak büyüyen salgın süreci ancak hemşirelerin refahını artırılarak yönetilebilir ve virüsün sağlık sektörü içinde yayılma riski bu şekilde minimumda tutulabilir. Hemşireler sağlık, bakım ve destek hizmetlerinin koordinasyonunda kritik bir rol oynamaktadır ve salgınlara karşı mücadelede ön plandadırlar. Bu nedenle hemşireler hastane tarafından sağlık güvenliği sağlanarak iyi desteklenmelidir. Bu olgu sunumunda salgın sürecinde COVID-19 pozitif hastalara bakım veren bir hemşirenin karşılaştığı sorunlar ile ilgili duygu ve düşünceleri açıklanmaktadır.

Being A Hemodialysis Nurse During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Approach

“…The HD nurses in this study experienced shock, uncertainty, and ambivalent feelings when encountering COVID-19. An in-depth investigation of the literature indicates similar results to our findings: nurses caring for COVID-19 patients experienced shock at first, then uncertainty, anxiety, and fear of death due to not knowing the disease (Galehdar et al, 2020; Gordon et al, 2021; Kaçkın et al, 2021; Karimi et al, 2020; Lee and Lee, 2020; Okuyan et al, 2020; Shahmari et al, 2020). The results of this study show that providing psychological support to enable nurses to cope with the intense ambivalent emotions they experience is important for maintaining patient care and treatment in a healthy way.…”

“…Professionalism, the fifth theme determined in this study, was addressed in the sub-theme of commitment to the profession. An in-depth investigation of the literature indicates similar results to our findings: nurses are proud to be nurses, and they do not give up fighting even in the presence of chronic diseases and however difficult the circumstances (LoGiudice and Bartos, 2021; Shahmari et al, 2020); they love their profession, they continue to fulfill their professional responsibilities to provide the best care for their patients (Karimi et al, 2020; Muz and Yüce Erdoğan, 2021; Shahmari et al, 2020; Şimşek & Günay, 2021); and they try to maintain their role as carers even when that means risking their physical distance (Okuyan et al, 2020). The WHO stated that nurses and other healthcare professionals had also demonstrated their compassion and courage in the face of the epidemic (WHO, 2020).…”

“…Coping methods, the sixth theme determined in the study, was discussed in the sub-themes masks, following distance and hygiene rules, religious rituals and self-comfort, health hazards and the use of cigarettes and alcohol. An in-depth investigation of the literature indicates similar results to our findings: protecting themselves and their patients’ health with protective equipment, receiving support from colleagues, maintaining mental/physical health, and turning to spirituality/faith were used as coping methods (Gordon et al, 2021; Okuyan et al, 2020). Based on these results, the nurses had developed many coping methods to protect their physical and mental health, but these were insufficient.…”

“…An in-depth investigation of the literature indicates similar results to our findings: nurses work in very difficult working conditions and that praise alone does not make them happy; they want their working conditions and rights to be improved, their self-care needs to be met, and to be supported financially and emotionally. It has been stated that nurses need psychological support rather than physical support (Gordon et al, 2021; Karimi et al, 2020; Muz & Yüce Erdoğan, 2021; Okuyan et al, 2020). Worsening working conditions and changing routines negatively affect the quality of patient care andlead to ethical dilemmas (Karimi et al, 2020).…”

COVID-19 Hastalığı Geçirmiş Sağlık Çalışanlarının Hastalık Sürecinin ve Yakınmalarının İncelenmesi

“…Bu nedenle sağlık çalışanları salgın sürecinde fiziksel desteğin yanında psikolojik desteğe de ihtiyaç duymaktadır (Okuyan, Güneş, Yeşilyurt, 2020).…”