Protective reactions of ICU nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The exponential spread of COVID-19 has caused a huge threat to public health worldwide. Providing care for patients with COVID-19 is a stressful experience for ICU nurses, which can affect their protective reactions. The present study was conducted to explore the protective reactions of ICU nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study was conducted to discover the protective reactions of nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19. A total of 14 ICU nurses were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using individual semi-structured face-to-face interviews. All interviews were recorded, and then codes and themes were extracted using content analysis method.

Finding

Seventeen subcategories, six

SUBMITTER: Moradi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7968575 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature