The lived experiences of operating room nurses from the surgery on COVID-19 patients: a phenomenological study

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some patients who were transported to the operating room for emergency surgery had COVID-19; operating room nurses should be in direct contact with these patients in a small and closed space of the operating room. This can lead to unpleasant experiences for these people...

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Published in:Perioperative medicine (London) 2024-04, Vol.13 (1), p.30-30, Article 30
Main Authors: Imani, Behzad, Mostafayi, Mehrnush, Zandi, Shirdel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
COVID-19
Lived experiences
Nurses
Occupational health and safety
Operating room
Operating rooms
Perception
Phenomenology
Psychological aspects
Qualitative research
Social aspects
Surgical nursing
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Summary:During the COVID-19 pandemic, some patients who were transported to the operating room for emergency surgery had COVID-19; operating room nurses should be in direct contact with these patients in a small and closed space of the operating room. This can lead to unpleasant experiences for these people. Accordingly, this study was conducted to understand the experience of operating room nurses during the surgery of COVID-19 patients. This qualitative study is a descriptive phenomenological study. Sampling was done purposefully and participants were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data of this study was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 12 participants and analyzed using the Colaizzi method. Four main themes and 13 sub-themes were presented in this study: (1) feeling heroic (being a savior, self-sacrificing). (2) Exacerbating burnout (emotional exhaustion, feeling of incompetence, physical overtiredness). (3) Psychiatric crisis (destructive anxiety, horror of death, worrying about being a carrier, drastic feeling of pity). (4) Feeling the need for support (need for professional support, need for emotional support, need for social support). The results of this study show that operating room nurses experienced conflicting feelings during surgery on patients with COVID-19. So the feeling of being a hero was a heartwarming experience, but the aggravation of job burnout and mental crisis was unpleasant for them. Also, these people have experienced the need to be supported in various aspects.
ISSN:2047-0525
2047-0525
DOI:10.1186/s13741-024-00383-x