Working Experience of Screening Nurses for COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital
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The purpose of this qualitative research was to explain the meaning and working experience of screening nurses for COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital. The Husserlian phenomenology method was applied to conduct this study. A purposive sample included 11 nurses who worked on screening for COVID-19 in one government tertiary care hospital in Bangkok. In-depth interviews with tape-recorded, observation,and field notes were performed to collect data. Audio tapes of the interviews were transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method. The findings indicated that the meanings of working experience of screening nurses for COVID-19 in tertiary care hospital consisted of two major themes: 1) It is the duty to do, and 2) Being at the forefront of history taking and risk assessment so that the service recipient receives an appropriate examination. Working experience of the screening nurses for COVID-19 in the tertiary care hospital consisted of four major themes: 1) The work process changes according to the epidemic situation, 2) Problems to face, 3) Problems management,and 4) The impact of work has both positive and negative aspects. The results of this study provides an understanding of working experience of screening nurses for COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital. The results of this study provide information for nurses and the multidisciplinary team in promoting quality and appropriate screening for people at risk of COVID-19.
Keywords: Working experience, Screening nurses, COVID-19, Tertiary care hospita
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บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในรามาธิบดีพยาบาลสาร ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่หรือเพื่อกระทำการใด ใด จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากรามาธิบดีพยาบาลสารก่อนเท่านั้น
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