Department of Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
J Adv Nurs. 2022 Nov;78(11):3687-3695. doi: 10.1111/jan.15268. Epub 2022 Apr 20.
To examine whether inactive nurses are willing to return to nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the reasons for or against their decision and further, possibly relevant factors.
Cross-sectional online survey.
We developed a questionnaire, addressing registration, professional experiences, anticipations, and internal and external factors that might affect the decision of inactive nurses to return to nursing during the pandemic. Between 27 April and 15 June 2020, we recruited participants in Germany via social networks, organizations and institutions and asked them to forward the link to wherever other inactive nurses might be reached.
Three hundred and thirty-two participants (73% female) could be included in the analysis. The majority of the participants (n = 262, 79%) were general nurses. The main reason for registering was 'want to do my bit to manage the crisis' (n = 73, 22.8%). More than two thirds of the participants (n = 230, 69%) were not or not yet registered. One hundred and twelve (49%) out of 220 participants, who gave reasons why they did not register, selected they 'could not see a necessity at that time'. The few inactive nurses who were deployed reported a variety of experiences.
Different factors influence the nurses' decision to register or not. A critical factor for their decision was previous experiences that had made them leave the job and prevented a return-even for a limited time in a special situation.
From the responses of the participants in this study, it can be deduced that: negative experiences made while working in nursing influence the willingness to volunteer for a deployment; only one-third of the inactive nurses would be willing to return to the nursing profession to help manage the Corona pandemic; policymakers and nursing leaders should not rely on the availability of inactive nurses in a crisis.
调查在 COVID-19 大流行期间，非活跃护士是否愿意重返护理岗位，以及他们做出决定的原因（支持或反对），并进一步探讨可能相关的因素。
横断面在线调查。
我们开发了一份问卷，内容涉及注册情况、专业经验、预期以及可能影响非活跃护士在大流行期间重返护理行业决策的内部和外部因素。在 2020 年 4 月 27 日至 6 月 15 日期间，我们通过社交网络、组织和机构在德国招募参与者，并要求他们将链接转发给任何可能找到其他非活跃护士的地方。
共有 332 名参与者（73%为女性）纳入分析。大多数参与者（n=262，79%）为普通护士。注册的主要原因是“想为应对危机出一份力”（n=73，22.8%）。超过三分之二的参与者（n=230，69%）未注册或尚未注册。在 220 名给出不注册原因的参与者中，有 112 名（49%）选择“当时觉得没有必要”。少数参与部署的非活跃护士报告了各种经历。
不同因素影响护士的注册决定。他们做出决定的一个关键因素是之前的工作经历，这些经历使他们离职，即使在特殊情况下有限地返回也无法接受。
从本研究参与者的回应中可以推断，工作时的负面经历会影响自愿部署的意愿；只有三分之一的非活跃护士愿意重返护理行业帮助应对新冠疫情；政策制定者和护理领导者不应在危机期间依赖非活跃护士的可用性。
