Emotional labor of nurses in the front line against the COVID-19 pandemic
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Paula Manuela Jorge Diogo1, Maria Odete Carvalho Lemos E Sousa1, Joana Rita Guarda da Venda Rodrigues1
1Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, Unidade de Investigação & Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem. Lisboa, Portugal.
Objective:
To analyze nurses' experiences in the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the performance of emotional labor (EL), aiming at its characterization and identification of support strategies and development opportunities of nurses and practices.
Methods:
Qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory study, with content analysis of eleven written narratives and reports from a focus group composed of nurses with experience in caring for patients with COVID-19 from different Hospital Centers in Lisbon, Portugal.
Results:
Five themes were extracted: 1) Challenges experienced by nurses in the frontline; 2) Emotions experienced by nurses in service care; 3) Emotional responses of nurses and patients: impact on care; 4) EL of nurses in the patient care process; 5) Opportunities for development in the face of the emotional challenge required of nurses in combating COVID-19.
Final Considerations:
The nurses demonstrated the ability to transform this profoundly emotional experience positively.
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