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- Title
Explaining the challenges and adaptation strategies of nurses in caring for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative study in Iran.
- Authors
Irandoost, Seyed Fahim; Yoosefi Lebni, Javad; Safari, Hossein; Khorami, Farhad; Ahmadi, Sina; Soofizad, Goli; Ebadi Fard Azar, Farbod
- Abstract
Background: Nurses, as the primary human resource in the fight against COVID-19, encounter several obstacles and concerns. As a result, the current study used a qualitative method to describe the problems and adaptation techniques of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Methods: The current study used a qualitative conventional content analysis technique with 30 nurses working in COVID-19 wards in Tehran hospitals. Purposive sampling, snowball sampling, and semi-structured interviews were used to get access to participants and gather data. The data was examined using conventional qualitative content analysis and the MAXQDA-18 program. To assess the quality of study findings, Guba and Lincoln's trustworthiness criteria were fulfilled. Results: The data analysis revealed two main categories and sixteen subcategories: (1) experiences and challenges (lack of protective equipment, high work pressure, marginalized physical health, problems related to the use of protective equipment, being excluded, a lack of a supportive work environment, problems related to patients, psychological problems, fear, marginalized personal and family life, and the challenge of communicating with patients' families); and (2) adaptation strategies for work conditions (performing religious-spiritual activities, creating an empathetic atmosphere in the workplace, spiritualizing their work, trying to convince the family and gaining their support, and strengthening their sense of self-worth and responsibility). Conclusion: Nurses' working conditions can be improved by providing adequate protective equipment, a suitable work environment, and more social and financial support; paying more attention to nurses' physical and mental health; and considering appropriate communication mechanisms for nurses to communicate with their families and patients' families.
- Subjects
IRAN; WORK environment; HOSPITALS; COVID-19; NURSES' attitudes; SPIRITUALITY; SOCIAL support; EMPATHY; WORK; RESEARCH methodology; SELF-perception; INTERVIEWING; WORK-life balance; QUALITATIVE research; RESPONSIBILITY; HOSPITAL nursing staff; EXPERIENTIAL learning; EMPLOYEES' workload; OCCUPATIONAL adaptation; CONTENT analysis; JUDGMENT sampling; STATISTICAL sampling; PERSONAL protective equipment; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
BMC Nursing, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12912-022-00937-8