International Emergency Nursing Vol. 61 March 2022
Emergency trauma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study of nurses’ experiences
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Title
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 61 March 2022
Emergency trauma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study of nurses’ experiences
Emergency trauma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study of nurses’ experiences
Subject
Trauma, Emergency, Nursing, COVID-19, Pandemic, Saudi Arabia, Phenomenology
Description
Objective: This study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences in delivering emergency trauma care during the
COVID-19 pandemic at a level I trauma centre in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological design was utilised, in which face-to-face, unstructured
interviews were carried out with emergency and trauma nurses at a level I trauma centre in Saudi Arabia. The study included nine registered emergency and trauma nurses who were interviewed twice from February to April 2021. The collected data were analysed using Colaizzi’s descriptive phenomenological method.
Results: The analysis of the data revealed an overarching theme that was about the inevitable change on the
ground due to the pandemic and two primary themes, each containing two subthemes: 1 dealing with an interrupted path of care; 1.1 experiencing additional complexity; 1.2 encountering extra demands; 2 optimising the path of care; 2.1 modifying the steps; and 2.2 transforming the system.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed change on how trauma patients would be handled and treated. Nurses took an active and critical role in creating another form of change, which helped optimise the path of trauma care and accommodate urgent treatment needs of the injured patients.
COVID-19 pandemic at a level I trauma centre in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological design was utilised, in which face-to-face, unstructured
interviews were carried out with emergency and trauma nurses at a level I trauma centre in Saudi Arabia. The study included nine registered emergency and trauma nurses who were interviewed twice from February to April 2021. The collected data were analysed using Colaizzi’s descriptive phenomenological method.
Results: The analysis of the data revealed an overarching theme that was about the inevitable change on the
ground due to the pandemic and two primary themes, each containing two subthemes: 1 dealing with an interrupted path of care; 1.1 experiencing additional complexity; 1.2 encountering extra demands; 2 optimising the path of care; 2.1 modifying the steps; and 2.2 transforming the system.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed change on how trauma patients would be handled and treated. Nurses took an active and critical role in creating another form of change, which helped optimise the path of trauma care and accommodate urgent treatment needs of the injured patients.
Creator
Mohammed Al-Sheikh Hassan, Kay De Vries, Jane Rutty
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
March 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 61 March 2022
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Mohammed Al-Sheikh Hassan, Kay De Vries, Jane Rutty , “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 61 March 2022
Emergency trauma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study of nurses’ experiences,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1720.
Emergency trauma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study of nurses’ experiences,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1720.