Camenzind, Elena; Vetter, Luzia; Exl, Matthias Thomas; Jeitziner, Marie-Madlen (2024). [Lessons from the COVID-19-Pandemic : Experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative explorative study]. (In Press). Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Springer 10.1007/s00063-024-01120-4
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BACKGROUND
When the workload for critical care nurses becomes too high, this can have consequences for both personal health as well as patient care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, critical care nurses were confronted with new and dynamic changes.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of critical care nurses regarding the ad hoc measures taken and the perceived physical and psychological burden experienced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
METHODS
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at two hospitals using an online survey. The open questions addressing the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic were subjected to content analysis according to Mayring.
RESULTS
A total of 179 critical care nurses participated in the online survey. From the results, the following four categories were developed: "not meeting one's own quality of care requirements," "uncertainties in everyday professional and private life," "increased responsibility with lack of relief," and "insufficient coping strategies for physical and psychological burden."
CONCLUSION
Critical care nurses require structures and processes which support them in situations of high workload. The focus should be on the self-imposed requirements of quality of care as well as potentially relieving measures.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care |
UniBE Contributor: |
Jeitziner, Marie-Madlen (B) |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2193-6226 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
20 Mar 2024 12:31 |
Last Modified: |
20 Mar 2024 12:39 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00063-024-01120-4 |
PubMed ID: |
38459360 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Critical care nurses Experience Qualitative research Skill-grade mix Workload |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/194087 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194087 |
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