- Title
- “If I can't do it, who will?” Lived experiences of australian emergency nurses during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creator
- Jackson, Megan; Porter, Joanne; Peck, Blake; Mesagno, Christopher
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/197645
- Identifier
- vital:18913
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2023.05.004
- Identifier
- ISSN:0099-1767 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Introduction: The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 180,000 health care workers have died in the fight against COVID-19. Emergency nurses have experienced relentless pressure in maintaining the health and well-being of their patients, often to their detriment. Methods: This research aimed to gain an understanding of lived experiences of Australian emergency nurses working on the frontline during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative research design was used, guided by an interpretive hermeneutic phenomenological approach. A total of 10 Victorian emergency nurses from both regional and metropolitan hospitals were interviewed between September and November 2020. Analysis was undertaken using a thematic analysis method. Results: A total of 4 major themes were produced from the data. The 4 overarching themes included mixed messages, changes to practice, living through a pandemic, and 2021: here we come. Discussion: Emergency nurses have been exposed to extreme physical, mental, and emotional conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A greater emphasis on the mental and emotional well-being of frontline workers is paramount to the success of maintaining a strong and resilient health care workforce. © 2023 Emergency Nurses Association
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Relation
- Journal of Emergency Nursing Vol. 49, no. 5 (2023), p. 733-743
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2023 Emergency Nurses Association
- Subject
- Australia; Coronavirus disease 2019; Emergency department; Lived experience; Nursing; Pandemic; Qualitative
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Fee-Offset Scholarship through Federation University Australia.
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