Nurses’ Lived Experiences of Coping with the Long-Term Effects of Compassion Fatigue from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Year: 2023
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In 2019, health care systems were unprepared for the needs of COVID-19 patients in terms of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and nurses who were the frontline caretakers.Nurses often experience compassion fatigue because of physical, mental, and emotional distress when caring for others.Compassion fatigue had a detrimental impact, both professionally and personally, on nurses during the pandemic of COVID-19.Many researchers studied nurses during the time of the pandemic but what is missing is the long-term effects of compassion fatigue who cared for COVD-19 patients.The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the experiences of nurses coping with the long-term effects of compassion fatigue from the COVID-19 pandemic.The theoretical framework used to guide this study was Lazurus and Folkman's theory of stress and coping.The overarching research question was "What are nurses' lived experiences of coping with the long-term effects of compassion fatigue of the COVID-19 pandemic?"Descriptive phenomenology was the approach that was used to answer the research question, drawing participants through a convenience sample of a New York State nursing organization.The data were analyzed using Colaizzi's method of data analysis.The results of this study indicated that nurses wanted and needed to tell their stories about their fears and stresses, and how they survived and coped, negatively and positively.Both nurses and health care organizations may benefit from the results of this study and how to best support and care for nurses who experience compassion fatigue. Nurses' Lived Experiences of Coping with the Long-Term Effects of CompassionFatigue from the COVID-19 Pandemic by
Source: ScholarWorks (Walden University)
Author: Nelan, Philip Joseph
Institution: Walden University
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7002380646