Nkabinde-Thamae George J, Downing Charlene
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2024 Sep 25;66(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.4102/safp.v66i1.5955.
Professional nurses typically promote and advocate self-care practices to their patients to achieve better health outcomes, but rarely engage in these practices themselves.
A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach was used in this study. Ten professional nurses employed in different primary health care facilities were purposively sampled. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data, which were analysed using Colaizzi's data analysis strategy, and data saturation was reached.
Two themes were identified. Theme 1: the participants expressed that internal and external factors compromised self-care practices, such as subconscious self-neglect, insufficient resources, and a depressed economy, which encouraged them to work extended hours. Theme 2: participants' holistic well-being was compromised, as they neglected their mental well-being.
Self-care practices among professional nurses seem unachievable. The extent of this population's self-care neglect was evident during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic when professional nurses globally gave of themselves relentlessly.Contribution: This is the first study conducted on the topic in the City of Ekurhuleni, and the findings will provide relevant stakeholders with a directive on what strategies, policies, and guidelines to develop and implement to make self-care practices attainable for professional nurses.
专业护士通常向患者推广并倡导自我护理措施以实现更好的健康结果，但他们自己却很少践行这些措施。
本研究采用定性、描述性现象学方法。目的抽样选取了在不同初级卫生保健机构工作的10名专业护士。通过半结构式访谈收集数据，采用科莱齐的数据分析策略进行分析，达到了数据饱和。
确定了两个主题。主题1：参与者表示，内部和外部因素损害了自我护理措施，如潜意识的自我忽视、资源不足以及经济低迷，这促使他们延长工作时间。主题2：参与者的整体幸福感受到损害，因为他们忽视了自己的心理健康。
专业护士的自我护理措施似乎难以实现。在2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，全球专业护士无私奉献，这一群体自我护理忽视的程度显而易见。贡献：这是在埃库鲁莱尼市针对该主题开展的第一项研究，研究结果将为相关利益攸关方提供指导，以制定和实施何种策略、政策和指南，使专业护士能够实现自我护理措施。
