Critical care nurses role and scope of practice during a global crisis: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Critical care nurses (CCNs) role and scope of practice include advanced nursing care for acute and critically ill patients and patients significant others. Before the pandemic, it was well-known that there was a shortage of nurses globally and a need to invest in greater self-sufficiency of nurses. The borders closed at the start of the pandemic in Norway and intensive care units were challenged with increased numbers of seriously ill patients and a shortage of CCNs. This study aimed to explore how CCNs experienced their role and scope of practice during the COVID-19 crisis in Norway.

Methods

The study had a descriptive explorative design. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with fourteen CCNs working in five intensive care units from four hospita

SUBMITTER: Aamodt IT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877795 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature