Italian nurses' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through social media: A longitudinal mixed methods study of Internet posts.

Objective: To examine the experience of Italian nurses posted on social media and discover changes, if any, over the waves.

Methods: A mixed methods study reported according to the Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study criteria. All narratives (texts, letters and interviews) posted by Italian nurses from February 2020 to May 2020 (first wave) and from October 2020 to May 2021 (second/third wave) on the five most famous Italian professional social media platforms.