Care-home Nurses' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Managing ethical conundrums at personal cost: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented effect on those living and working in care-homes for older people, as residents were particularly vulnerable to contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Often undervalued, care-home nurses (RNs) are leaders, managing complex care while working in isolation from their professional peers. The pandemic made this more apparent, when care and treatments for COVID-19 were initially unknown, isolation increased due to withdrawal of many professional health services, accompanied by staff shortages.

Objective

To explore RNs' experiences of working in older people's care-homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Qualitative interview study.

Setting

Care-homes for older people

SUBMITTER: Birt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878168 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature