Department of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan County, Taiwan.
Department of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan County, Taiwan; College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2024 Feb;18(1):28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2024.01.003. Epub 2024 Jan 19.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have faced many professional and ethical dilemmas and challenges along with bearing physical, mental, and emotional stress resulting from worrying about themselves or their family being infected and stigmatized. This stress can potentially lead to burnout and resignation. Professional resilience is crucial for nurses to cope with these adverse situations. This study aimed to investigate the process by which nurses adapt, change, and overcome challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately demonstrate professional resilience.
Descriptive phenomenology was applied. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 nurses working in COVID-19 wards and intensive care units to collect data. Giorgi's phenomenological analysis method was employed.
Based on the interview responses, four major themes were identified: 1) balancing patient care, self-protection, and passing on experience; 2) providing timely pandemic team resources and social support; 3) nurses' perseverance amid social discourse and constrained lives; and 4) selfless dedication shaping nursing's pinnacle experiences.
In the face of a sudden pandemic, frontline nurses play a critical role in maintaining medical capacity. Consequently, they must balance their families, lives, and work while adapting to the impact of the pandemic and changing practices and procedures based on the development of the pandemic and policy demands. The study findings provide insights into the challenges and emotional experiences encountered by nurses during a sudden pandemic outbreak and can serve as a reference for developing strategies to help nurses overcome these challenges and enhance their professional resilience.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，护士不仅面临着许多职业和伦理困境与挑战，还承受着因担心自己或家人感染和被歧视而产生的身体、心理和情绪压力。这种压力可能导致倦怠和辞职。专业弹性对于护士应对这些不利情况至关重要。本研究旨在探讨护士在 COVID-19 大流行期间适应、改变和克服挑战的过程，最终展示专业弹性。
采用描述现象学方法。对在 COVID-19 病房和重症监护病房工作的 11 名护士进行半结构化访谈以收集数据。采用 Giorgi 的现象学分析方法。
根据访谈结果，确定了四个主要主题：1）平衡患者护理、自我保护和经验传承；2）提供及时的大流行团队资源和社会支持；3）护士在社会言论和受限生活中的坚持；4）无私奉献塑造护理的巅峰体验。
在突发大流行面前，一线护士在维持医疗能力方面发挥着关键作用。因此，他们必须平衡家庭、生活和工作，同时适应大流行的影响，并根据大流行的发展和政策需求调整实践和程序。研究结果深入了解了护士在突发大流行期间面临的挑战和情绪体验，可为制定策略帮助护士克服这些挑战和增强专业弹性提供参考。
