The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

<div><h2>Background</h2> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of significant confusion and fear for healthcare workers as they try to maintain some sense of normalcy within their daily practices. One of the many areas affected by this pandemic has been palliative care....

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Main Author: Jessie JOHNSON (18805810) (author)
Other Authors: Asma AL BULUSHI (18805813) (author), Zeinab IDRIS (18805816) (author), Ziad Abu ESSA (18805819) (author), Azza HASSAN (18805822) (author)
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Azza HASSAN (18805822)
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Epidemiology
Health services and systems
Nursing
focus groups
ethical dilemmas
death and dying
resilience
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description <div><h2>Background</h2> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of significant confusion and fear for healthcare workers as they try to maintain some sense of normalcy within their daily practices. One of the many areas affected by this pandemic has been palliative care. Palliative care nurses were thrust into a world of chaos as they faced increasing numbers of patients who were in the process of dying.</p> <h2>Purpose</h2> <p>The aim of this research was to explore the caring experiences of palliative care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <h2>Methods</h2> <p>A qualitative interpretive description design was used to explore the experience of nurses caring for dying patients in a palliative care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-two nurses working in a palliative care unit participated in this study. Data were collected during 1.5- to 2-hour focus group sessions that were guided by open-ended questions.</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>The collected data were analyzed and coded into themes, including (a) transitioning to the new normal, (b) ethical dilemmas, and (c) collaboration and support for fellow colleagues.</p> <h2>Conclusions</h2> <p>Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet ended, this study provides relevant implications for practice. These implications include (a) holding continuing education sessions to help nurses better understand the meaning of pandemic conditions and how best to respond and (b) supporting nurses to better cope with the additional burdens faced because of increased patient loads. Overall, the nurses in this study were shown to have demonstrated reliance and resilience in the face of COVID-19.</p> </div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Nursing Research<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000534" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000534</a></p>
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spelling The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative StudyJessie JOHNSON (18805810)Asma AL BULUSHI (18805813)Zeinab IDRIS (18805816)Ziad Abu ESSA (18805819)Azza HASSAN (18805822)Health sciencesEpidemiologyHealth services and systemsNursingfocus groupsethical dilemmasdeath and dyingresilience<div><h2>Background</h2> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of significant confusion and fear for healthcare workers as they try to maintain some sense of normalcy within their daily practices. One of the many areas affected by this pandemic has been palliative care. Palliative care nurses were thrust into a world of chaos as they faced increasing numbers of patients who were in the process of dying.</p> <h2>Purpose</h2> <p>The aim of this research was to explore the caring experiences of palliative care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <h2>Methods</h2> <p>A qualitative interpretive description design was used to explore the experience of nurses caring for dying patients in a palliative care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-two nurses working in a palliative care unit participated in this study. Data were collected during 1.5- to 2-hour focus group sessions that were guided by open-ended questions.</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>The collected data were analyzed and coded into themes, including (a) transitioning to the new normal, (b) ethical dilemmas, and (c) collaboration and support for fellow colleagues.</p> <h2>Conclusions</h2> <p>Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet ended, this study provides relevant implications for practice. These implications include (a) holding continuing education sessions to help nurses better understand the meaning of pandemic conditions and how best to respond and (b) supporting nurses to better cope with the additional burdens faced because of increased patient loads. Overall, the nurses in this study were shown to have demonstrated reliance and resilience in the face of COVID-19.</p> </div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Nursing Research<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000534" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000534</a></p>2023-02-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1097/jnr.0000000000000534https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Experience_of_Palliative_Care_Nurses_in_Qatar_During_the_Time_of_COVID-19_A_Qualitative_Study/26015713CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/260157132023-02-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
Jessie JOHNSON (18805810)
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Health services and systems
Nursing
focus groups
ethical dilemmas
death and dying
resilience
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title The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
title_full The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
title_full_unstemmed The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
title_short The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
title_sort The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
topic Health sciences
Epidemiology
Health services and systems
Nursing
focus groups
ethical dilemmas
death and dying
resilience