The true worth of a nurse … time to act!

Williams, G.

doi:10.1111/jan.14418

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“…Nurses are considered important members of the healthcare professional community in many countries because of the considerable amount of time they spend in the face‐to‐face nursing of COVID‐19 patients (Jackson et al, 2020). Nurses have undertaken important roles not only in patient care, but also in controlling the outbreak (Liu et al, 2020), and are reported in social media as superheroes devotedly coping with the COVID‐19 pandemic (Williams, 2020). Nurses need to successfully manage the process and support patients, both in the short and long term throughout the pandemic (McPeake & Pattison, 2020).…”

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‘It was difficult, but our struggle to touch lives gave us strength’: The experience of nurses working on COVID‐19 wards

Demirci

Oruc²,

Kabukçuoğlu

2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

105

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Background Nurses are considered important healthcare professionals during the management of the pandemic process due to the considerable amount of time they spend in the face‐to‐face nursing of infected patients. To optimise the service of healthcare workers, it is recommended that the mental health needs of the health workforce are addressed. Aims and Objectives This study aimed to explore the experiences and coping strategies of Turkish nurses working in pandemic units. Methods A grounded theory design was applied. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 15 nurses. The data were analysed according to the constant comparative method. Results The study generated a core category (‘It was difficult working in the unknown, but our struggle to touch lives gave us strength’), showing that all nurses felt heroic via the satisfaction of touching patients’ lives and uncertain. Four main categories emerged: being caught in the pandemic, empowerment for coping with the struggle, challenges during the coping process and effects of the pandemic on life. Conclusions Nurses felt that their profession was sacred and valued by society, and comprehensive support had facilitated the process. Nurses had difficulty in managing their fear of infecting others and adapting to many new elements, the learning process and a lack of understanding of their role as team members. The nurses attending to the pandemic have experienced the effects of COVID‐19 on their lives, such as psychological growth, psychological symptoms and being labelled as high risk. Relevance to clinical practice Nurses would be further empowered by government and society's support and acceptance of professionalism in nursing. The findings suggest that the resources for the psychological support of nurses in the pandemic should be increased. Regular and intensive training for nursing is necessary to promote adaptation and efficacy in crisis management.

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‘It was difficult, but our struggle to touch lives gave us strength’: The experience of nurses working on COVID‐19 wards

Demirci

Oruc²,

Kabukçuoğlu

2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

105

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“…Florence Nightingale believed that the teaching of nursing professionals was imperative for the quality of care (2) . And, in this moment of crisis that we are going through, many governments are suffering the consequences of the lack of investment in the preparation of professionals to work in pandemic situations and of nursing professionals qualified to work as a workforce (10) .…”

Section: The Environmentalist Theory and The Florence Nightingale Teachings Before The Covid-19 Pan-demicmentioning

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“…Therefore, it is a priority to use interventions to change this reality, such as: training and qualifying more nurses for a solid workforce; invest in the curriculum, so that they know how to work in public health, in Primary Health Care and in other areas of activity; and training nurses for leadership, not only in the workplace, but also within their community. In addition, in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw how important a skilled workforce is, requiring many these professionals with qualifications in specific areas, such as in intensive care units (10) .…”

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“…Thus, for 200 years, we have been witnessing the growth of professionalization, training, and competence of nursing in the world. We realized that professionals in this area are important protagonists in the fight against the new coronavirus, because, during the pandemic, nursing teams have been updating and changing their routines, seeking an innovation of care, to reduce the risks of contamination and patient mortality (10) . Thus, the importance of nurses' clinical knowledge, associated with their care work and their role as a leader, is evident.…”

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Florence Nightingale: Legacy, present and perspectives in COVID-19 pandemic times

2021

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Objective: Reflect on the influence of Florence Nightingale’s teachings to face the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions for the future of the profession. Methods: Descriptive reflective study, carried out between May and July 2020, through narrative review on the theme and debates between the authors. Results: The findings are divided into two chapters, namely: Environmental Theory and the teachings of Florence Nightingale in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; and Florence Nightingale: legacy, present and perspectives. Final considerations: Florence Nightingale’s studies with the Environmentalist Theory and her teachings as a nurse are still valid, even after almost two centuries since her prelude, and should continue to serve as a foundation for the consolidation of the nursing profession.

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“…In the midst of the Covid‐19 pandemic, the King's Fund (2020) noted the impact of the pandemic on nurses, highlighting work pressures, inequality and inadequate working conditions; such appreciation of challenges faced by nurses and midwives is welcomed. Williams (2020, p. 2469) argues that the pandemic has seen nurses ‘characterized as superheroes on Facebook and other media outlets’. Whether this positive affirmation can be sustained is less clear.…”

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Corporatising compassion? A contemporary history study of English NHS Trusts' nursing strategy documents

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The purpose of this contemporary history study is to analyse nursing strategy documents produced by NHS Trusts in England in the period 2009-2013, through a process of discourse analysis. In 2013 the Francis Report on the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was published. The Report highlighted the full range of organisational failures in a Trust that valued financial efficiency over patient care. The analysis that followed, however, dwelt heavily on the failings of the nurses. Nursing strategy documents at that time served to set the future direction for NHS Trusts, prescribing specific value frameworks for each nursing workforce. However, the values chosen frequently conflicted with each other pitting nursing values against a managerial trope. It is argued that documents provided a response to wider NHS concerns and high-profile failures in care, particularly the Francis Report, paying lip service to staff engagement whilst maintaining a corporate focus. Nursing values were placed firmly within a managerialist discourse, one that has needed to be reevaluated in the current Covid-19 pandemic. Wider implications of the research suggest discussion of value conflict may be beneficial within nursing education and a truly local approach to strategy creation would potentially promote staff buy-in to strategy documents.

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The true worth of a nurse … time to act!

Cited by 7 publications

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‘It was difficult, but our struggle to touch lives gave us strength’: The experience of nurses working on COVID‐19 wards

‘It was difficult, but our struggle to touch lives gave us strength’: The experience of nurses working on COVID‐19 wards

Florence Nightingale: Legacy, present and perspectives in COVID-19 pandemic times

Corporatising compassion? A contemporary history study of English NHS Trusts' nursing strategy documents

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