Nurses' barriers to caring for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this qualitative systematic review is to identify and synthesize qualitative studies of frontline nurses' experiences and challenges when caring for patients with COVID-19 in hospitals.

Background

This review is the first qualitative systematic review of nurses' experiences since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Understanding nurses' experiences with COVID-19 is important because nurses are among the most vital of healthcare workers.

Methods

This study used a qualitative systematic review methodology with thematic synthesis to analyse the included studies. Five databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Ovid, Web of Science, and PsycINFO) were searched from January to mid-August 2020, and 25 abstracts were screened. Based on inclusion criteria, this qual

SUBMITTER: Joo JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature