- Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi
- Vol: 4 Issue: 1
- Experiences of nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study
Experiences of nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study
Authors : Arzu Erkoç, Nuray Turan, Sibel Üren
Pages : 77-87
Doi:10.51972/tfsd.1120894
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Publication Date : 2023-01-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the experiences of intensive care nurses who cared for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Material and Methods: The research was carried out with nurses. Data collection included in-depth interviews conducted between June-August 2020. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Results: Three main themes emerged: (a) nurses\' compliance with the process; (b) factors affecting motivation; and (c) emotional responses observed in patients. While challenging situations, increase in workload, and situations that cause anxiety were the factors that negatively affected nurses\' motivation to work, awareness/empathic behavior and flexible working hours were the factors that positively affected the motivation to work. Conclusion: Intensive care nurses make great efforts to prevent transmission from patients with COVID-19. It is thought that nurses should be supported in terms of the factors that negatively affect their motivation to work. It is considered that nurses\' awareness/empathic behaviors affected their perceptions of the patients\' fear of death and feeling of helplessness.Keywords : COVID-19, experience, nurse, phenomenological