Nurses' experiences of providing care to patients with COVID-19 in the ICU in Wuhan: a descriptive phenomenological research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This phenomenological study aimed to examine intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19, and understand better their everyday experiences of patient' management in the ICU.

Design

A descriptive phenomenological research design was used. Individual interviews were conducted. The data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Colaizzi's seven-step framework.

Setting

An ICU with 16 beds in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China.

Participants

Nurses who had more than 1 year of experience and had provided care to patients with COVID-19 in ICU for more than 1 week were identified as participants. A total of 13 nurses were interviewed.

Results

An analysis of these significant statements yielded four distinct st

SUBMITTER: Hu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424418 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature