The Psychological Change Process of Frontline Nurses Caring for Patients with COVID-19 during Its Outbreak

Jun 5, 2020Issues in mental health nursing

How Frontline Nurses’ Thinking and Feelings Changed While Caring for COVID-19 Patients During the Outbreak

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The psychological change process of 23 frontline nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak included three stages: early, middle, and later.

The early stage was characterized by ambivalence regarding care responsibilities.
Emotional exhaustion was prevalent among nurses during the middle stage.
The later stage involved a renewal of energy as nurses adapted to their roles.
Nurse leaders played a crucial role in supporting nurses' psychological adaptation.
Intervention programs tailored to the changing psychological characteristics of nurses may be necessary for promoting their health.

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To identify the psychological change process of the registered nurses who worked in the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.The pandemic of COVID-19 has continued to pose an unprecedented threat and challenge to people's health around the world. Nurses are at high risk because they work within the closest proximity to patients. Understanding nurses' psychological change process during the care for patients with COVID-19 is imperative for healthcare leaders.This was a qualitative descriptive study that took place in a hospital in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic, from February 9to March 15, 2020. Using purposive sampling, we interviewed 23 nurses. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's method of data analysis to find, understand, and describe nurses' experiences.The psychological change process of frontline nurses included three stages, early, middle, and later stages. The psychological characteristics of each period were ambivalence, emotional exhaustion, and energy renewal, respectively. Nurse leaders were anchors in facilitating frontline nurses' psychological adaptation.In the past month, the psychological characteristics of nurses changed over time. The study indicated the necessity for nurse leaders to implement intervention programs based on nurses' psychological characteristics in different periods to promote nurses' health during this critical time period. Aim: Background: Methods: Results: Conclusions: th th

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