"This Isn't Just Busy, This is Scary": Stress, Social Support, and Coping Experiences of Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Despite having previous experience and extensive trauma training, the COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for nurses working in hospital settings. During the pandemic, nurses struggle to care for patients and protect themselves from infection, while navigating ongoing organizational changes. Guided by prior literature on social support and coping, this study explores nurses' experiences of coping with stress while treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic.