Nurses' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Abstract Background The nurses are at the forefront of patient care during an infectious disease pandemic, and play a key role in treating and preventing the upward trend. Hence, it is crucial to consider their experiences in designing action plans to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since there is not enough data in this regard, the current study aimed to investigate the nurses' experiences in caring for patients with COVID-19 in Iran. Methods Taking a conventional content analysis approach, this qualitative research included 20 nurses working in the public hospitals affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. To collect data, semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using MAXQDA10 software. Results Data analysis revealed four main themes including ‘duality in the form of care’, ‘bewilderment and ambiguity in care planning’, ‘workload’, and ‘positive image with social isolation’. Conclusion Findings indicated that the nurses provide nursing care in stressful conditions while confronting various paradoxes. The results could lead to a clear understanding among the country's healthcare managers and policymakers to take appropriate measures to support the nurses and improve nursing care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Stressors of Nurses Working in Emergency Units

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71484-1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

P. Molavi ◽

M. Karimollahi

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Care Quality ◽

Related Factor ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Emergency Situations ◽

Nursing Managers ◽

Emergency Units ◽

Nursing Care Quality ◽

Female Nurses

Background:The comparison of stresses between nurses and dentists depicts that nurses more than other professions are prone to stress and the rate of suicide in female nurses 5-6 times and in male nurses 2-3 times more than general population. Researches also shows that neurotic disorders like drug abuse and depression is more common in nurses. This study aimed to determine stressors of nurses working in emergency units.Materials and method:All of nurses working in emergency units of hospitals of Ardabil medical sciences university (n=49) chosen for sample. The means of data collecting was questionnaire. Descriptive statistics used for data analysis.Findings:This study showed that the shortage an unavailability of necessary equipment (67.34%), patient's suffering (57%), patient's family interference with nursing care (53.06), shortage of nurses, unavailability of physicians in emergency situations, (51.12%) and working without adequate rest (42.17%)were the most important stressors of nurses working in emergency units.Conclusion:In the sum we can say that the most important stressors are the shortage and unavailability of necessary equipments. This is a management related factor so nursing managers can help to promote the nursing care quality using environmental changes.

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Palliative Nursing Care Quality Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t78147-000 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mar Zulueta Egea ◽

María Prieto-Ursúa ◽

Laura Bermejo Toro

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Care Quality ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Nursing Care Quality

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Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals

Journal of Clinical Nursing ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03250.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (15-16) ◽

pp. 2185-2195 ◽

Cited By ~ 122

Author(s):

Robert J Lucero ◽

Eileen T Lake ◽

Linda H Aiken

Keyword(s):

Adverse Events ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Care Quality ◽

Nursing Care Quality

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Monitoring and evaluation of nursing care quality with stress on implementation of nursing audit

Kontakt ◽

10.32725/kont.2006.041 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 240-248

Author(s):

Petra Papoušková ◽

Jiřina Otásková ◽

Iva Brabcová

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Care Quality ◽

Nursing Care Quality

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Identifying executive challenges of performance-based payment from medical and educational hospitals managers’ perspective and offering solutions in Isfahan (2018)

Evidence Based Health Policy Management and Economics ◽

10.18502/jebhpme.v3i2.1223 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alireza Jabbari ◽

Nasrin Shaarbafchi Zadeh ◽

Behrooz Maddahian

Keyword(s):

Financial Incentives ◽

Service Providers ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Educational Support ◽

The Public ◽

Health Service Providers ◽

Research Population ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Correct Implementation

Introduction: Performance-based payment is a payment model that attempts to reward the measured dimensions of performance and encourages health service providers to achieve predetermined goals by financial incentives. This study aimed to identify executive challenges of performance-based payment from medical and educational hospitals managers’ perspective and offering solutions in Isfahan 2018. Methods: This study was a qualitative study. Semi structured interviews were used to collect data. The research population was 11 people (the managers of educational and medical hospitals in Isfahan) who were selected purposefully. All interviews were recorded and then written on a paper. The duration of the interviews varied between 45 to 60 minutes. The data were analyzed using MAXQDA120 software and based on thematic analysis. Results: In this study, , regarding executive challenges, seven themes and fifteen sub-themes were obtained, including the weakness of the performance-based payment project, weakness in education and educational support, low employee participation, weakness of information and communication technology, weakness of laws and regulations, unfavorable economic conditions of the public sector, and special conditions governing public hospitals. Conclusion: performance-based payment, if implemented correctly, can lead to the improvement of quantitative and qualitative indicators related to employees’ performance. Correct implementation requires identifying challenges and obstacles and then corrective actions. This study was able to identify and present some of the operational challenges of the performance-based payment from the viewpoint of hospital managers.

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