Nurse experiences and perspectives with missed nursing care during COVID-19: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to determine clinical nurse and nurse manager perspectives on missed nursing care (MNC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

This study utilized a qualitative exploratory descriptive design.

Methods

Data were obtained through focus groups and virtual interviews. Purposive sampling was used to select nurse and nurse manager participants in COVID-19 units and the Emergency Department in one large healthcare organization in the northeastern United States of America.

Results

A total of 15 nurses and nurse managers participated in the study. Results revealed five categories: medication delivery, turning patients, double checks, communication and rapport, and patient surveillance.

Conclusions

A variety of factors contributed to the percept

SUBMITTER: Rochman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406309 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature