Eanes Linda, Mathew Liji, Philips Betty, Paul Dalia, Mathews Moncy
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2024;49(6):348-353. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000001050. Epub 2024 Oct 15.
The purpose of this study was to describe labor and delivery nurses' experiences in caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We used a descriptive phenomenological design and purposeful sampling to recruit experienced labor and delivery nurses for flexible semi-structured face-to-face audiotaped interviews. Constant comparison was used to analyze data.
Ten nurses employed in a labor and delivery unit in two acute care hospitals in southern Texas participated and were interviewed from June through August 2022. The mean age of nurse participants was 36.5 years. Seven had over 5 years' experience as a labor and delivery nurse before the pandemic. Five distinct themes were identified: Psychological stress during COVID-19; Feelings of satisfaction and gratitude; Resilience and readiness for positive change; Patient-centered care; and Interprofessional collaboration.
These findings build on our understanding of key determinants contributing to labor and delivery nurses' ability to adjust to the unprecedented and chaotic working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted several factors that could influence nurses' resilience and job satisfaction.
本研究旨在描述在新冠疫情期间，产科和分娩科护士护理患者的经历。
我们采用描述性现象学设计和目的抽样法，招募经验丰富的产科和分娩科护士进行灵活的半结构化面对面录音访谈。采用持续比较法分析数据。
在得克萨斯州南部两家急症护理医院的产科和分娩科工作的10名护士参与了研究，并于2022年6月至8月接受了访谈。护士参与者的平均年龄为36.5岁。其中7人在疫情之前有超过5年的产科和分娩科护士工作经验。确定了五个不同的主题：新冠疫情期间的心理压力；满足感和感恩之情；适应能力和积极变革的意愿；以患者为中心的护理；以及跨专业协作。
这些发现增进了我们对影响产科和分娩科护士在新冠疫情期间适应前所未有的混乱工作条件的关键因素的理解，并突出了几个可能影响护士适应能力和工作满意度的因素。
