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Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Santesmases-Masana R, Martín-Payo R, Romero-Collado À, Zamora-Sánchez JJ, Urpí-Fernández AM, Gonzalez-Del-Rio M, Lumillo-Gutiérrez I, Sastre-Rus M, Jodar-Fernández L, Hernández-Martínez-Esparza E. Research on missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 2023; 20:559-573. [PMID: 37743584 DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Missed nursing care is defined as care that is delayed, partially completed, or not completed at all. The scenario created by the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced multifactorial determinants related to the care environment, nursing processes, internal processes, and decision-making processes, increasing missed nursing care. AIM This scoping review aimed to establish the quantity and type of research undertaken on missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS This review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. We searched CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, two national and regional databases, two dissertations and theses databases, a gray literature database, two study registers, and a search engine from November 1, 2019, to March 23, 2023. We included quantitative, qualitative, and mixed studies carried out in all healthcare settings that examined missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Language restrictions were not applied. Two independent reviewers conducted study selection and data extraction. Disagreements between the reviewers were resolved through discussion or with an additional reviewer. RESULTS We included 25 studies with different designs, the most common being acute care cross-sectional survey designs. Studies focused on determining the frequency and reasons for missed nursing care and its influence on nurses and organizational outcomes. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION Missed nursing care studies during the COVID-19 pandemic were essentially nurses-based prevalence surveys. There is an urgent need to advance the design and development of longitudinal and intervention studies, as well as to broaden the focus of research beyond acute care. Further research is needed to determine the impact of missed nursing care on nursing-sensitive outcomes and from the patient's perspective.
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- Edurne Zabaleta-Del-Olmo
- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
- Barcelona Primary Care Directorate, Barcelona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Nursing, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- PRECAM Research Group, ISPA-Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Barcelona Primary Care Directorate, Barcelona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Primary Care Directorate, Barcelona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
- School of Nursing, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Research Unit, Hospital Univrsitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Research Group, Girona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain
- Girona Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Neurology Department, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital and Santa Caterina Hospital, Girona-Salt, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Chronic Disease Management Team, Baix Llobregat Centre Primary Care Service, Costa de Ponent Primary Care Directorate, Metropolitana Sud Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Nursing Care Research Group, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Care Research Group, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- Gimbernat School of Nursing, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Montbaig Primary Care Centre, Delta Primary Care Service, Costa de Ponent Primary Care Directorate, Metropolitana Sud Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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Casella G, Beretta M, Costa F, Opizzi D, Pompini P, Posla S, Sanfratello R, Guasconi M, Merlini C. Experiences of newly hired nurses during the Covid-19 emergency: descriptive qualitative research. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2023; 94:e2023168. [PMID: 37326265 PMCID: PMC10308466 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v94i3.14343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK The Covid-19 pandemic led to an increased demand for healthcare professionals, particularly nurses. The Piacenza Local Health Service, Northern Italy, issued several calls for tenders in order to recruit nurses and the University anticipated graduation sessions, so several new graduates nurses found themselves facing their first work experience in the middle of the pandemic emergency. It is well known that being a first-time employee causes stress, but there are few studies yet investigating the perception of newly employed nurses during the pandemic. The aim of this research is therefore to describe the experience of these nurses. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study was conducted through interviews. The research was approved by the 'Area Vasta Emilia Nord Ethics Committee. RESULTS 14 nurses were interviewed and nine themes were found. Emotions, awareness, job opportunities, professional liability, organisational aspects and relationship with the other. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows how stress, anxiety and feelings of inadequacy characterise new nurses' entry into the workplace. Emotional support strategies, such as counselling and emergency preparedness training, could help early career professionals to cope with complex and emotionally charged clinical care situations with greater resilience. STUDY REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05110859.
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- Giovanna Casella
- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy;.
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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- "Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale" (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; .
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Petry H, Pelzelmayer K, Ernst J, Thuerlimann E, Naef R. Nurse-patient interaction during the Covid-19 pandemic: Creating and maintaining an interactive space for care. J Adv Nurs 2023; 79:281-296. [PMID: 36344480 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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AIMS To explore nurse-patient interactions during the Covid-19 pandemic from both nurses' and patients' perspectives. DESIGN Qualitative study using constructive grounded theory. METHODS A total of 34 patients and 49 nurses from acute and home care settings participated in individual or focus group interviews between December 2020 and May 2021. Data were analysed by a team of researchers using coding, memo-writing, theoretical sampling and constant comparison and integration. RESULTS We identified the creation and maintenance of an interactive space as the main social process. This interactive space was shaped by the care context and the course of the pandemic. For nurses, four factors were key, namely protecting oneself and others, navigating communication barriers, adapting nursing actions to the evolving situation, and providing emotional care work. Patients experienced attentive caring relationships with nurses and felt that, for the most part, their individual needs had been met despite the pandemic challenges. CONCLUSION Nurses and patients created an interactive space in which they were able to provide and receive the necessary care. Maintaining the interactive space was often challenging, and required an intentional effort by nurses, particularly in acute care settings. The findings illustrate that nurses ensured the provision of necessary care even during a public health crisis, thereby enabling patient access to good quality care. IMPACT Nurse-patient relationships are important for effective, person-centred care delivery. Despite the pandemic challenges, nurses managed to uphold their caring imperative and ensure quality care. Findings provide further insights on the importance of nurse-patient interaction in maintaining quality care. They inform models of nursing care delivery and strategies to support quality care during public health crises.
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- Heidi Petry
- Center of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Parotto E, Della Corte F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L, Valente M. The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1034196. [PMID: 36388364 PMCID: PMC9659979 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1034196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to the existing H-EDRM system, with an emphasis on human resources, health service delivery, and logistics and the forward-looking strategies for the next health emergencies and disasters. Methods We performed a retrospective observational case study using qualitative methodology. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed considering the World Health Organization (WHO) H-EDRM framework. Multiple interviewees were selected to obtain a holistic perspective on the Italian response to COVID-19. Stakeholders from five different sectors (policy-making, hospital, primary care, third sector, lay community) from three of the most impacted Italian regions (Piemonte, Lombardia, and Veneto) were interviewed, for a total of 15 respondents. Results Results on human resources revolved around the following main themes: personnel, training, occupational health, and multidisciplinary work; results on health service delivery encompassed the following main themes: public health, hospital, and primary care systems; results on logistics dealt with the following themes: infrastructures, supplies, transports, and communication channels. Lessons learned stressed on the importance of considering pragmatic disaster preparedness strategies and the need for cultural and structural reforms. Stakeholders mentioned several implications for the post-pandemic H-EDRM system in Italy. Conclusions Findings highlight that the interconnection of sectors is key in overcoming pandemic-related challenges and for future disaster preparedness. The implications for the Italian H-EDRM system can inform advancements in disaster management in Italy and beyond.
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- Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo
- CRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy,Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy,*Correspondence: Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo
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- Department of Surgery DIDAS, Azienda Ospedale Università, Padova, Italy
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- CRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy,Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Research Group on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- CRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy,Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy
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- CRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy,Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy
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Tomaszewska K, Majchrowicz B, Snarska K, Telega D. Stress and Occupational Burnout of Nurses Working with COVID-19 Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912688. [PMID: 36231988 PMCID: PMC9566059 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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COVID-19 pandemic brings many challenges to the daily work of nurses. While carrying out professional tasks for patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, nurses experience tremendous psychological pressure due to their workload in a high-risk environment. This causes severe stress and leads to occupational burnout. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of stress and occupational burnout among surveyed nurses working with patients with COVID-19. A total of 118 nurses working with patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus participated in the study. Among the respondents, there were 94.9% women and 5.1% men. The average age of the respondents was 38.1 +/- 2.1. The survey was conducted between April and May 2022. The research tool was a survey questionnaire, consisting of three parts: sociodemographic data and self-administered survey questionnaire containing questions about the specifics of working with COVID-19 patients. The third part was a standardized tool: the MBI Burnout Questionnaire by Christina Maslach. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. Statistical analysis for independence of variables used the Chi-square test. On the other hand, coefficients based on the Phi test and Kramer's V test, as well as non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test (for 2 samples) and Kruskal-Wallis test (for more than 2 samples) were used to determine the strength of the relationship. During these analyses, in addition to standard statistical significance, the corresponding "p" values were calculated using the Monte Carlo method. The results obtained allow us to conclude that surveyed nurses working with COVID-19 patients are exposed to various stressors leading to occupational burnout. The vast majority of respondents, i.e., 90.7%, believe that stress is an integral part of the nursing profession and the average of MBI burnout among respondents was 55.67 +/- 9.77 pts., emotional exhaustion 24.74 +/- 6.11, depersonalization 12.42 +/- 2.99 and a sense of personal achievement 18.52 +/- 4.50 which means that only slightly more than half of the nurses surveyed noticed symptoms of occupational burnout themselves. The research has revealed that working with a patient who is positive for COVID-19 is a cause of stress and is related to experiencing symptoms of burnout in the group of surveyed nurses.
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- Katarzyna Tomaszewska
- Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Protection, The Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics, 37-500 Jarosław, Poland
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- Department of Nursing, Institute of Social and Health Sciences, East European State Higher School in Przemyśl, 37-700 Przemyśl, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Białystok, Poland
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- Institute of Health Protection, The Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics, 37-500 Jarosław, Poland
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Polinard EL, Ricks TN, Duke ES, Lewis KA. Pandemic perspectives from the frontline-The nursing stories. J Adv Nurs 2022; 78:3290-3303. [PMID: 35621345 PMCID: PMC9347736 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM To describe the experiences of registered nurses working in a US healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN This qualitative thematic analysis study is a secondary analysis of stories submitted by nurses to a repository established by the parent study. METHODS Registered nurses working in various roles in a healthcare system submitted stories (N = 45) to open-ended prompts via an online repository between June 2020 and February 2021. A team of three nurse scientists coded the stories using Dedoose software. Initial codes were then reviewed by the team to synthesize initial coding into themes. The COREQ checklist was used to ensure research reporting guidelines were met. RESULTS Thematic analysis revealed three themes in a global theme of COVID-19 pandemic-related personal and professional evolution: (1) The art and science of pandemic nursing, (2) Persisting despite challenges; and (3) Learning as we went. Each of the three organizing themes were supported by basic themes. CONCLUSIONS Identified themes affirm some of nursing's long-standing core values, such as the central role of human connectedness in restoring health, but findings also reflect new evolutionary processes of moral identity formation that occurred among nurses and the nursing profession during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMPACT Findings from this study describe the processes by which nurses' moral identity evolved during a segment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively, these evolutions represent important shifts in the nursing profession. Using findings from this study, nurse educators, nurse managers and healthcare administrators will be able to implement effective, sustainable policies and processes that meet the needs of both the community and the workforce. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION This study was designed to capture the experiences of nurses employed by one healthcare organization. However, it was not conducted using input or suggestions from the public or the patient population served by the organization.
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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