Cognitive appraisals and coping strategies of registered nurses in the emergency department combating COVID-19: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Explore the relevant evidence about stress-related cognitive appraisal and coping strategies among registered nurses in the emergency department (EDRNs) coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This scoping review followed the methodological framework of Arksey and O'Malley to map relevant evidence and synthesize the findings. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus electronic databases for related studies from inception through February 2, 2022. This review further conducted study selection based on the PRISMA flow diagram and applied Lazarus and Folkman's Psychological Stress and Coping Theory to systematically organize, summarize, and report the findings.

Findings

Sixteen studies were included for synthesis. Most of the studies sh

SUBMITTER: Lin CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9538970 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature