Frontline nurses' experiences of working in a COVID-19 ward-A qualitative study

Kirsten Specht; Jette Primdahl; Hanne Irene Jensen; Mette Elkjaer; Eva Hoffmann; Lilian Keene Boye; Bettina Ravnborg Thude

doi:10.1002/nop2.1013

Frontline nurses' experiences of working in a COVID-19 ward-A qualitative study

Kirsten Specht^*, Jette Primdahl, Hanne Irene Jensen, Mette Elkjaer, Eva Hoffmann, Lilian Keene Boye, Bettina Ravnborg Thude

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Abstract

AIM: To explore how nurses experienced working in a newly organized COVID-19 ward with high-risk patients during a new and unknown pandemic.

DESIGN: A qualitative explorative study using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach.

METHODS: Semi-structured individual telephone interviews were conducted in June-July 2020 with 23 nurses working in COVID-19 wards from three regional hospitals in Denmark. The nurses had been transferred from other departments at their hospital to the newly organized COVID-19 wards. Data analysis was influenced by Paul Ricoeur's theory of narrative and interpretation, including three analytical levels: naïve reading, structural analysis and critical interpretation and discussion.

RESULTS: During the structural analysis four themes were generated: (a) Challenging and uncertain situation, but also a positive experience (b) Professional and personal development (c) Lack of nurses' rights during a pandemic (d) Reward in itself or a desire for financial reward.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Nursing Open
Vol/bind	8
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	3006-3015
ISSN	2054-1058
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1013
Status	Udgivet - nov. 2021

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Frontline nurses' experiences of working in a COVID-19 ward-A qualitative study

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