The experience of frontline nurses four months after COVID-19 rescue task in China: A qualitative study

Zhang, Xi; Sheng, Qingqing; Wang, Xinyu; Cai, Chunfeng

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2021.05.007

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“…In other words, the higher the pride of nurses, the better they play the role assigned to them within the organization, and have a positive effect on improving the quality of nursing care services [18]. These results are the same as a study [28] that reported that 15 nurses in charge of rescue work for COVID-19 patients in tertiary hospitals experienced increased professional pride and a study [17] that reported that 'I felt proud of my job as a nurse' in interviewing 43 nurses' experiences.…”

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confidence: 60%

Working Status, Adequacy of Support, and Nursing Professional Pride among Frontline Nurses at a Designated COVID-19 Hospital

Jung¹,

Jang²,

Lee³

et al. 2022

J Health Info Stat

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate experiences such as working status, adequacy of support system from the nation and local government, and nursing professional pride of nurses working at a Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) designated hospital during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. Participants were 157 nurses who cared for 851 patients with coronavirus infectious disease during the initial pandemic from February 18 to May 18, 2020. Work-related characteristics, national/local government/institutional support provided for risky nursing care, and nursing professional pride (Korean-Nursing Professional Pride) were surveyed from January 15 to February 15, 2020. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics.Results: Nurses worked 21 to 22 days with 7 to 8 days of overtime working a month and 2.06 hours of overtime working a day due to a shortage of nursing staff. Of them, 97.5% of nurses demonstrated concern about the transmission of COVID-19. Despite the working conditions, many participants perceived national and local government support systems for challenging works as insufficient. However, the nursing professional pride was 3.44, and more than 90% of nurses perceived increased professional awareness of nurses.Conclusions: This study suggested that frontline nurses were overworked due to the explosive increase of patients and inadequately compensated, and policies should be established to improve these issues.

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confidence: 60%

Working Status, Adequacy of Support, and Nursing Professional Pride among Frontline Nurses at a Designated COVID-19 Hospital

Jung¹,

Jang²,

Lee³

et al. 2022

J Health Info Stat

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“…Geriatric nurses working in nursing homes in four countries (Spain, Italy, Peru, and Mexico) reported on their professional pride and perceived satisfaction from the happiness and gratitude felt by the nursing home residents and their families (Sarabia‐Cobo et al, 2021 ). Nurses in China also expressed a sense of professional pride and happiness in being on the front line to fight COVID‐19 by providing patient care and saving patients (Zhang et al, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Practices and experiences of European frontline nurses under the shadow of COVID‐19

Melnikov

Kagan

Felizardo

et al. 2022

Nursing & Health Sciences

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused health professionals to deal with new situations they have not encountered before. Nurses were forced to cope with increased workloads, seriously ill patients, numerous patient deaths, and unresolved ethical dilemmas. This study aimed to examine the lived experiences of nurses across Europe during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic. This was a qualitative narrative research study. Eighteen nurses from eight European countries (four each from the UK and Israel, three from Portugal, two each from the Netherlands and Ireland, and one each from Belgium, Italy, and Sweden) submitted narratives about their professional experiences during May–June 2020. The narratives were analyzed using thematic analysis. Seven categories across the narratives were condensed and interpreted into three themes: opportunities and growth, care management, and emotional and ethical challenges. The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected nurses emotionally and provided an opportunity to actively develop systems and skills needed to minimize harm and maximize benefits to patients and nurses.

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“…Later on these negative emotions sometimes led to post-traumatic stress disorder [30,31] or burnout [32,33]. The psychological picture naturally varied over time; a few months after the acute phase of the epidemic, both recurring involuntary memories and happiness were described [34]. The type of occupational problems to which workers were exposed changed over the course of the pandemic: in the early stages, lack of readiness, a shortage of PPE, separation from families, stigma [35], and an increased workload [36,37] prevailed among professionals, whereas in later stages, other stressors such as the death of patients and colleagues inducing moral injury and distress [38,39], isolation or lack of support at work [40,41] attracted the attention of researchers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

One-Year Prospective Study of Occupational Health in the Intensivists of a COVID-19 Hub Hospital

Magnavita¹,

Soave²,

Antonelli³

2021

Preprint

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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the physical and mental health of health care workers (HCWs). The various stages of the epidemic have posed different problems; consequently, only a prospective study can effectively describe the changes in the workers’ health. This repeated cross-sectional study is based on a one-year investigation (spring 2020 to spring 2021) of intensive care physicians in one of the two COVID-19 hub hospitals in Central Italy. Changes in their work activity due to the pandemic were studied anonymously together with their perception of organizational justice, occupational stress, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, burnout, job satisfaction, happiness, and intention to quit. In May-June 2021, one year after the baseline, doctors reported an increased workload, isolation at work and in social life, lack of time for physical activity and meditation and compassion fatigue. Stress was inversely associated with the perception of justice in safety procedures and directly correlated with work isolation. Occupational stress was significantly associated with anxiety, depression, burnout, dissatisfaction, and intention to quit. Procedural justice was significantly associated with happiness. Doctors believed vaccinations would help control the problem; however, this positive attitude had not yet resulted in improved mental health. Doctors reported high levels of distress (73%), sleep problems (28%), anxiety (25%), depression (64%). Interventions to correct the situation are urgently needed.

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The experience of frontline nurses four months after COVID-19 rescue task in China: A qualitative study

Cited by 20 publications

References 35 publications

Working Status, Adequacy of Support, and Nursing Professional Pride among Frontline Nurses at a Designated COVID-19 Hospital

Working Status, Adequacy of Support, and Nursing Professional Pride among Frontline Nurses at a Designated COVID-19 Hospital

Practices and experiences of European frontline nurses under the shadow of COVID‐19

One-Year Prospective Study of Occupational Health in the Intensivists of a COVID-19 Hub Hospital

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