Nurses' perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
; 62: 102966, 2021 Feb.
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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge that puts health systems in a highly vulnerable situation. Nurses in critical care units (CCUs) and hospital emergency services (HESs) have provided care to patients with COVID-19 under pressure and uncertainty. OBJECTIVE: To identify needs related to safety, organisation, decision-making, communication and psycho-socio-emotional needs perceived by critical care and emergency nurses in the region of Madrid, Spain, during the acute phase of the epidemic crisis. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study (the first phase of a mixed methods study) with critical care and emergency nurses from 26 public hospitals in Madrid using an online questionnaire. RESULTS: The response rate was 557, with 37.5% reporting working with the fear of becoming infected and its consequences, 28.2% reported elevated workloads, high patient-nurse ratios and shifts that did not allow them to disconnect or rest, while taking on more responsibilities when managing patients with COVID-19 (23.9%). They also reported deficiencies in communication with middle management (21.2%), inability to provide psycho-social care to patients and families and being emotionally exhausted (53.5%), with difficulty in venting emotions (44.9%). CONCLUSIONS: Critical care and emegency nurses may be categorised as a vulnerable population. It is thus necessary to delve deeper into further aspects of their experiences of the pandemic.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Agotamiento Profesional
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Carga de Trabajo
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Enfermería de Urgencia
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Enfermería de Cuidados Críticos
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COVID-19
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Enfermeras y Enfermeros
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos