Psychological experiences of nurses caring for patients with COVID-19: Integrative review based on qualitative research.

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College of Nursing and Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Published: August 2023

Aim: To analyse the literature on nurses' psychological experiences caring for COVID-19 patients, focusing on qualitative research.

Design: An integrative review.

Review Methods: Whittemore & Knafl's approach was used.

Data Sources: Six databases were searched using the terms 'nurses', 'psychological experiences' and 'COVID-19'.

Results: Ten studies were selected and analysed. Five characteristics related to nurses' negative psychological experiences, four characteristics related to positive psychological experiences and seven coping strategies of nurses were identified.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated the need for psychological, social, financial and organizational support for nurses to improve mental well-being and the level of nursing care. No Patient or Public Contribution.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10333851PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1813DOI Listing

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