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- The study investigated ICU nurses' experiences with COVID-19 patients who died during the initial pandemic waves, utilizing a descriptive-qualitative-phenomenological approach.
- Findings revealed four key themes: the differences between the first and second waves, the struggle to save lives despite inevitable outcomes, the sense of predetermined death, and how nurses emotionally cope with patient loss.
- The research emphasizes the need for policymakers to establish support systems to improve the mental health of nurses working in such challenging conditions.
Article Abstract
The study explored the experiences of intensive care unit nursing staff caring for COVID-19 patients who eventually died during the two first pandemic waves. We used - descriptive-qualitative-phenomenological. The findings included four main themes-the first vs the second COVID-19 waves, fighting for life and being unable to win, a chronicle of pre-determined death, and nurse's emotional coping with patient death. Based on these findings, we have concluded that in order to enhance nurses' mental health, policy makers and governments need to create an appropriate support system for them.
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