'Novice nurse and novel coronavirus'—experiences of novice nurses caring for patients diagnosed with COVID‐19 in Thailand

Autor: Chawapon Sarnkhaowkhom, Anucha Promkanya, Siriluk Pomisrikeaw, Nutchaporn Ritthapanya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nursing Open, Vol 9, Iss 6, Pp 2887-2898 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2054-1058
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.996
Popis: Abstract Aims To explore the experiences of novice nurses caring for patients diagnosed with COVID‐19 in Thailand. Design A qualitative descriptive research. Methods The experiences of twelve novice nurses were explored through in‐depth interviews, telephone and video conferencing interviews. All interviews were recorded, verbatim transcribed and analysed by thematic content analysis. Results The findings fell into five main themes as follows: from novice nurses to nurse who care for COVID‐19 patients; various learning methods focused on providing care to COVID‐19 patients; work experiences and confrontations with COVID‐19; various feelings that arise when being a nurse caring for patients with COVID‐19; the power of novice nurse to bring along positive changes. Conclusions The study provides an understanding of novice nurses’ experiences when caring for COVID‐19 patients. It also highlights the stress, fear and anxiety of novice nurses during the pandemic and suggests novice nursing practice training systems to enhance their familiarity and confidence when dealing with situations during the pandemic. The novice nurses were found to demonstrate a large amount of self‐determination and possess several technological skills and innovative abilities to improve the nursing practice and quality of care.
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