Resilience amongst Ontario registered practical nurses in long-term care homes during COVID-19: A grounded theory study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to understand how the personal and professional resilience of Registered Practical Nurses working in long-term care (LTC) homes in Ontario were impacted during the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic.

Background

Registered Practical Nurses are primary regulated healthcare providers that have worked in Ontario LTC homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. As frontline workers, they have experienced increased stress secondary to lockdowns, changing Ministry of Health recommendations, social isolation and limited resources. LTC homes experienced almost a third of all COVID-19-related deaths in Ontario. Understanding registered practical nurses' (RPNs) resilience in this context is vital in developing the programs and supports necessary to help nurses become and stay resil

SUBMITTER: Connelly DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature