Fortællinger fra en pandemi -- intensivsygeplejerskernes oplevelser af første bølge af COVID-19. (Danish)

Narratives from a pandemic -- critical care nurses' experiences of the first wave of COVID-19. (English)

Background: When COVID-19 became a global pandemic, critical care nurses were in the frontline. Because the disease was unknown, nurses had to change their routines and usual care. To get insight into the nurses' experiences, we asked them to tell their COVID-19 story. Aim: To describe the intensive care unit nurses' experiences of care during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Twelve intensive care nurses were interviewed. Data was analysed using a Ricoeur-inspired approach; quotes were compiled across data with a first-person narrative. Findings: Six themes emerged which gave an insight into the nurses' experiences of nursing care during COVID-19. Conclusion: Findings show that the pandemic affected the nurses' professional assessment in several aspects. Because the nurses were worried about being infected or transmitting the virus to their families, they had to use their professional assessment in relation to their private lives to ensure optimal infection prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Baggrund: I foråret 2020 brød COVID-19 ud, og sygeplejersker på intensiv var forrest i beredskabet. Fordi sygdommen var ukendt, måtte mange rutiner og plejeprocedurer ændres. For at få et indblik i oplevelserne, bad vi intensivsygeplejerskerne fortælle deres COVID-19 historie. Formål: At beskrive sygeplejerskernes oplevelse af sygeplejen på intensiv under den første bølge af COVID-19 pandemien. Metode: Tolv sygeplejersker på intensiv blev interviewet. Data blev analyseret med en Ricoeur inspireret-tilgang, og citater blev sammenskrevet på tværs for at give en fortælling i første person. Fund: Der viste sig 6 temaer, som samlet giver indblik i sygeplejerskernes oplevelser under COVID-19. Konklusion: Fundene viser, at pandemien påvirkede sygeplejerskernes faglige skøn på flere områder. Fordi sygeplejerskerne var bekymrede for selv at live smittet eller bringe smitten hjem til deres familier, var de nødt til at også at bruge deres faglige skøn i relation til deres privatliv for at sikre den bedste smitteforebyggelse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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