AUTHOR=Al-amer Rasmieh , Darwish Maram , Malak Malakeh , Ali Amira Mohammed , Al weldat Kadejeh , Alkhamees Abdulmajeed , Alshammari Khaled S. , Abuzied Yacoub , Randall Sue 

TITLE=Nurses experience of caring for patients with COVID-19: A phenomenological study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.922410

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2022.922410

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>COVID-19 has impacted all dimensions of life and imposed serious threat on humankind.</p></sec><sec><title>Background</title><p>In Jordan, understanding how nurses experienced providing care for patients with COVID-19 offers a framework of knowledge about similar situations within the context of Arabic culture.</p></sec><sec><title>Aim</title><p>To explore nurses' experience with providing hands-on care to patients with active COVID-19 infection in an Arabic society.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A descriptive phenomenological study interviewed 10 nurses through a purposive sampling approach until data saturation was reached. The research site was hospital designated to receive patients with active COVID-19 infection. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data.</p></sec><sec><title>Findings</title><p>Three themes were generated from the data: the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on nurses' health; unfamiliar work and social environments; and conforming to professional standards.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>There are specific risks to the physical and mental wellbeing of nurses who provide hands-on care to patients with COVID-19 in an Arabic society.</p></sec><sec><title>Implication for nursing and health policy</title><p>Health care institutions should consider establishing programs that promote nurses' wellbeing and support their productivity in a crisis. A danger pay allowance should be considered for nurses during extraordinary circumstances, such as pandemics.</p></sec>