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The experience of nursing leadership in a crisis: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
Wyona M Freysteinson1, Tania Celia1, Heidi Gilroy2
1Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, USA.
Aim:
This study aimed to understand nursing leaders' experience during the pandemic.
Background:
COVID-19 is a public health crisis that affects every nation in the world.
Methods:
Purposeful sampling was used to recruit 28 leaders in a large health care system. Data were collected via semi-structured audiotaped interviews. Results were analysed using hermeneutic phenomenology.
Results:
The structure in which leaders worked was described as: from the day-to-day grind to derailment and from manning the hospital to manning the frontlines. Five phenomenological themes were as follows: embodied leadership, navigating differently, trusting and earning trust, being the calm voice and envisioning the future.
Conclusion:
Disaster policies and procedures are needed that will alleviate leadership angst, maximize nursing resources, heighten trust and enhance communications.
Implications For Nursing Management:
In 2020, we witnessed a previously inconceivable media and public focus on the value of nursing care. Leaders can use this pivotal moment in time as a catalyst towards securing the support needed in planning for the next pandemic.
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