Nurses’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Crisis

Lee, Jung-Hoon; Song, Yeoungsuk

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“…In the case of negative-pressure wards in South Korea, the nurses are required to care for conscious patients and provide holistic care for the patients whose family caregivers cannot stay nearby [ 5 , 27 ]. Moreover, they are required to provide care for patients with conditions of varying severity and extensive professional treatments without considering the task load [ 5 , 7 , 8 ]. It is suggested to explore how various working environments affect nurses’ anxiety in future studies.…”

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“…As the sense of calling is not an innate factor and may vary according to the situation [ 32 ], intervention strategies based on the understanding of factors such as calling could be helpful. However, we should be careful not to impose the ideal of the hero and force a sense of calling on nurses [ 7 ].…”

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“…Healthcare professionals, including nurses, play critical roles across all fields of screening, treatment, and disinfection to control the transmission of the infectious disease under the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic conditions [ 4 ]. Notably, nurses working at hospitals that the government has assigned to treat patients with COVID-19 have taken up diverse roles, including direct care of patients as well as management of the ward environment and patient nutrition, as they serve as the core staff in the frontline against COVID-19 in Korea [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Effect of Anxiety and Calling on Professional Quality of Life in COVID-19 Dedicated Nurses in Korea

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Seo

2022

Healthcare

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This study was conducted to investigate the anxiety, calling, and professional quality of life (ProQOL) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-dedicated nurses at COVID-19 hospitals and to identify the factors influencing the ProQOL in COVID-19-dedicated nurses. For this descriptive correlational study, data were collected from June to September, 2021, using structural questionnaires completed by 149 nurses working at four general hospitals with inpatient treatment facilities for patients with COVID-19 in Korea. The State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, Multidimensional Calling Measure, and ProQOL 5 were employed for the survey. The data were examined using descriptive analysis, independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. The factors influencing compassion satisfaction were state anxiety, trait anxiety, and calling, with an explanatory power of 64%. The factors influencing burnout were trait anxiety and calling, and the explanatory power was 52%. The factors influencing secondary traumatic stress were state anxiety and trait anxiety, and the explanatory power was 23%. Based on the results, lower anxiety and calling influence the ProQOL of COVID-19-dedicated nurses. We propose that programs to raise and maintain ProQOL should be developed and applied.

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Effect of Anxiety and Calling on Professional Quality of Life in COVID-19 Dedicated Nurses in Korea

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2022

Healthcare

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“…Unlike the quick resolution of previous EIDs, South Korea has been dealing with infectious diseases for 3 years (Ducharme, 2020). Owing to the prolonged pandemic, nurses are experiencing uncertainty caused by unpredictable trends that appear endless like a Möbius strip and burnout due to excessive workload (Jang et al., 2022; Lee & Song, 2021). Consequently, Korean nurses expressed intentions to leave the nursing profession; indeed, the turnover rate of Korean nurses increased from 13.9% in 2018 to 15.8% in 2021 (Lee et al., 2022).…”

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The mediating and moderating role of recovery experience between occupational stress and turnover intention in nurses caring for patients with COVID‐19

Lee,

Kim,

Lim

et al. 2023

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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AimThis study aimed to investigate the relationships among occupational stress, recovery experience and turnover intention among nurses caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19).BackgroundThe high turnover intention among nurses affect patient safety quality of patient care.DesignThe cross‐sectional study design was used. This study was guided by STROBE.MethodsConvenience sampling identified 202 registered nurses working in the COVID‐19 wards of three tertiary general hospitals in two cities in South Korea. The collected data were analysed using SPSS version 26.0, and the PROCESS macro in SPSS was employed to estimate path coefficients and assess the adequacy of the model. The moderating effects of recovery experience on the pathway in which occupational stress of the participants affects turnover intention were verified using model 1 of the SPSS PROCESS macro proposed by Hayes.ResultsThe recovery experience did not significantly mediate the relationship between occupational stress and turnover intention. However, it had significant moderating effect on the relationship between occupational stress and turnover intention (β = .005, 95% CI [.001, .010]). The effect of occupational stress on turnover intention was dependent on recovery experience.ConclusionThe results revealed that occupational stress among nurses caring for patients with COVID‐19 affect the turnover intention and the level of recovery experience moderates this relationship. Thus, not only during the COVID‐19 pandemic but also during challenging times of various infectious disease outbreaks, hospitals can enhance the health and well‐being of nurses and promote the retention of nursing staff.Implications for the professionDuring the COVID‐19 pandemic, nurses have been exposed to understaffing and overwhelming workloads. However, policies for nurses' welfare and benefits are still insufficient, even as the pandemic comes to an end. The results of this study indicate that sufficient rest and appropriate nursing personnel are of utmost importance to nurses.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.

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“…갑작스럽게 확산된 새로운 감염병을 준비되지 않은 상 태로 맞닥뜨리면서 열악한 임상 현장에 있는 간호사들 은 많은 어려움에 직면하였고, 대응방안 마련을 촉구하 였다 [9]. 이런 상황에서 실제로 COVID-19 환자를 돌보 고 있는 간호사들은 개인보호구 착용으로 업무에 대한 부담과 격리실에서 장시간 체류로 체력 소모와 피로가 누적되었으며 [10], 감염에 대한 두려움, 불안, 사회적 낙 인으로 인한 어려움도 겪었다 [11].…”

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Nurses’ experiences of caring for severe COVID-19 patients

Park¹,

Park²,

Kim³

2022

J Korean Crit Care Nurs

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Purpose : This study aimed to understand and describe the nurses’ experiences caring for severe COVID-19 patients at isolation room with negative pressure in South Korea.Methods : Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews from February 16 to March 31, 2021 with 11 nurses who had been caring for severe COVID-19 patients at isolation room. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed according to Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis.Results : As a result, 5 theme clusters were extracted about nurses’ experiences. The 5 theme clusters, “Adapting to unexpected adversity”, “Accepting unresonable and heavy work”, “Dulness and disconnection from the outside world”, “Changing in perception of new infectious diseases”, and “Pathetic isolated patients” emerged.Conclusion : The results of this study provided a deeper understanding of nurses struggling to care for COVID-19 severe patients. This study is expected to be useful in providing basic evidence for improving intensive care practices and for preparing policies in other infection disease situations.

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Nurses’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Crisis

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Effect of Anxiety and Calling on Professional Quality of Life in COVID-19 Dedicated Nurses in Korea

Effect of Anxiety and Calling on Professional Quality of Life in COVID-19 Dedicated Nurses in Korea

The mediating and moderating role of recovery experience between occupational stress and turnover intention in nurses caring for patients with COVID‐19

Nurses’ experiences of caring for severe COVID-19 patients

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