”The pandemic gave me a different perspective on life “ - practical nurses experiences during COVID-19 pandemic”.
Abamukong, Norbert. (2024)
Abamukong, Norbert.
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052214150
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052214150
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Introduction: COVID-19, a multisystem disease caused by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in Wuhan China in December 2019 and was later declared a pandemic by the WHO on 11 March 2020.
Aim, methods, and results: This research aims to describe practical nurses' experiences, their coping strategies, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being, the case of Practical nurses working in elderly care homes or 24-hour care units in Seinäjoki. The research questions are, what is the impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of Practical nurses? how do Practical Nurses describe the changes in their lives during the pandemic? What are the coping strategies and sources of hope and strength? Data was collected through interviews using open-ended questions. The results have five themes which are COVID-19’s effects on the mental and physical well-being of practical nurses, effects on the provision of care, COVID-19’s changes in lifestyle, coping mechanisms and sources of hope and strength,
Conclusively, the pandemic affected the overall well-being of practical nurses in a variety of ways which include, effects on mental well-being like fatigue, scary and sad experiences, loneliness and sadness, difficulties sleeping, self-blame, and lifestyle changes, etc.
Aim, methods, and results: This research aims to describe practical nurses' experiences, their coping strategies, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being, the case of Practical nurses working in elderly care homes or 24-hour care units in Seinäjoki. The research questions are, what is the impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of Practical nurses? how do Practical Nurses describe the changes in their lives during the pandemic? What are the coping strategies and sources of hope and strength? Data was collected through interviews using open-ended questions. The results have five themes which are COVID-19’s effects on the mental and physical well-being of practical nurses, effects on the provision of care, COVID-19’s changes in lifestyle, coping mechanisms and sources of hope and strength,
Conclusively, the pandemic affected the overall well-being of practical nurses in a variety of ways which include, effects on mental well-being like fatigue, scary and sad experiences, loneliness and sadness, difficulties sleeping, self-blame, and lifestyle changes, etc.