The hand-brain-heart connection: ICU nurses' experience of managing patient safety during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has challenged critical care nursing through increased critical care service utilization. This may have a profound impact on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' ability to maintain patient safety. However, the experiences of ICU nurses in managing patient safety during an infectious disease outbreak remains unexplored.

Aims and objectives

To explore ICU nurses' narratives in managing patient safety in the outbreak ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

A narrative inquiry design.

Methods

A purposive sample of 18 registered nurses who practiced in the outbreak ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic were recruited between June and August 2020. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed verbatim, and narratively analysed.

SUBMITTER: Lin YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661676 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature