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ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2021

Dispatched nurses' experience of wearing full gear personal protective equipment to care for COVID-19 patients in China-A descriptive qualitative study.

Feifei Chen, Yuli Zang, Yuan Liu, Xiaomin Wang, Xingfeng Lin

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Article in Journal of clinical nursing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Feifei ChenNursing Department, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan City, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-2982
Yuli ZangThe Nether School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yuan LiuNursing Department, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan City, China.
Xiaomin WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nursing Department, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan City, China.
Xingfeng LinNursing Department, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan City, China.
Second Hospital of Shandong University · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesWe explored dispatched nurses' experiences of wearing full gear personal protective equipment to care for patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.

backgroundFull gear personal protective equipment is the primary and foremost measure to prevent the contact and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2); however, working in full gear personal protective equipment may hinder nursing care activities and thus negatively affect patients' and nurses' health.

designThis descriptive qualitative inquiry followed the COREQ guidelines.

methodsIndividual semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted in a purposive sample of 15 frontline nurses who were dispatched to the outbreak epicentre from March to April 2020. Verbatim transcripts were content analysed.

resultsFour themes emerged from the data: inadequate preparedness for working with full gear personal protective equipment, full gear personal protective equipment stimulated stress responses, coping strategies and professional growth. Participants learned a great deal from problem-focussed and emotion-focussed strategies to tackle challenges related to the prolonged wearing of full gear personal protective equipment for quality nursing care and reduced risk of exposure. They became more vigilant to the adherence to evolving protocols and appropriate training concerning full gear personal protective equipment use.

conclusionsFrontline nurses confronted various but diminishing challenges related to the use of full gear personal protective equipment when caring for patients with COVID-19 across the approximate 40-day period. Consistent use of coverall personal protective equipment to protect from SARS-CoV-2 in high exposure settings would be feasible if nurses were better prepared; therefore, scenario-based skill training concerning the prolonged use of full gear personal protective equipment should be offered regularly and intensively. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: This study informs future decisions concerning improved full gear personal protective equipment-related psychomotor training and promoting ways for nurses to cope with the stress that comes from working in highly contiguous environments.

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NursesPersonal Protective EquipmentChinaCOVID-19HumansQualitative ResearchRNA, ViralRNA, Viralclinical nursing researchcoronavirusexperiential learninginfection controlnursesoccupational healthpatient safetypersonal protective equipmentqualitative studysevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

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PMID33761152
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