Effect on- duty nurses’ emotions that are involved in the direct care of COVID-19 patients

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Literature reflects negative impact on the professional caretakers of patients with COVID-19. Thus, researchers had undertaken the study about emotional impact on duty nurses’ who are involved in the direct care of COVID-19 patients.

Aims:

To find emotional impact on nurses’ caring COVID-19 patients, its association with selected demographic variables and determine the level of common nurse’s discomfort while using personal protective equipment.

Methods:

Quantitative approach with a descriptive cross- sectional design using convenient sampling method was selected. Nurses were administered online self-prepared emotional impact assessment questionnaire.

Results:

Overall emotions of nurses indicate severe negative impact, coped very well and had very good growth under pressure for the nurses. A significant association was noted between elderly at home and level of education with negative emotions at the primitive stage, nationality with coping and self- care styles, age and work experience with growth under pressure.

Respirators use were expressed most discomforting followed by the other PPE use for long hours.

Implication for Practice:

The present initiatives for the nurses’ mental wellbeing will have positive effect on new knowledge regarding emotional impact and would fuel up the future preparation for the nurse’s mental health wellbeing on the individual and organizational level.

Keywords:

Effect, nurses, emotions, care, COVID-19.