Imani-Goghary Zahra, Bagherian Behnaz, Rafati Foozieh, Badrabadi Neda
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran.
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2025 Jul 24;30(4):474-480. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_308_22. eCollection 2025 Jul-Aug.
Nurses faced serious challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring nurses' experiences in caring for patients with COVID-19 can help address their challenges and improve the quality of care provided to patients. This study aimed to explore the burnout experienced by Iranian nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Sirjan.
This qualitative study was conducted in 2020 using the conventional content analysis method. Granheim and Landman's approach was used for data analysis. Ten nurses providing care to patients with COVID-19 were selected through purposeful sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed using MAXQDA software.
Data analysis revealed ten primary categories, three subcategories, and one theme (burnout as a consequence of unavoidable care provision) extracted from the data analysis.
The COVID-19 outbreak and its challenges had a significant impact on nurses' mental health. Nurses were constantly concerned about their patients, their families, and their own well-being. A shortage of staff, equipment, and safe working conditions, along with organizational pressures, led to emotional exhaustion. Nurses also felt isolated due to negative reactions from their families, colleagues, and patients' families. These stressors had a cumulative effect, resulting in burnout that must be addressed by healthcare authorities to ensure the well-being of nurses and improve the quality of care provided.
在新冠疫情期间，护士面临着严峻挑战。探究护士护理新冠患者的经历有助于应对他们面临的挑战，并提高为患者提供的护理质量。本研究旨在探讨伊朗锡尔詹护理新冠患者的护士所经历的职业倦怠情况。
本定性研究于2020年采用传统内容分析法进行。数据分析采用格兰海姆和兰德曼的方法。通过目的抽样选取了10名护理新冠患者的护士。通过深入的半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用MAXQDA软件进行分析。
数据分析揭示了从数据分析中提取的10个主要类别、3个子类别和1个主题（因不可避免的护理工作导致的职业倦怠）。
新冠疫情及其带来的挑战对护士的心理健康产生了重大影响。护士一直担心他们的患者、患者家属以及自身的健康状况。人员、设备和安全工作条件的短缺，以及组织压力，导致了情感耗竭。护士还因来自家人、同事和患者家属的负面反应而感到孤立。这些压力源产生了累积效应，导致职业倦怠，医疗当局必须加以应对，以确保护士的健康并提高所提供的护理质量。
