ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2022
The experiences of frontline nurses in Wuhan: A qualitative analysis of nurse online diaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Experiences and needs of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Professional Pride During COVID-19 in a Cohort of Healthcare Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- The development and psychometric evaluation of a nursing professional resilience scale in China.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The experiences of frontline nurses in Wuhan: A qualitative analysis of nurse online diaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of clinical nursing · 2022Article
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objectiveTo explore the experiences of frontline nurses through analyzing nurse online diaries during the pandemic.
backgroundOver 42,600 healthcare professionals took care of patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan in the initial months between 23 January 2020 and 8 April 2020. Many used to write online diaries on Sina Microblog and still wrote about their experiences in the front line on this site. However, there has been little research on frontline nurses' experiences in the initial months of the pandemic through analyzing their narratives.
designA qualitative descriptive design.
methodsA qualitative content analysis was used to analyze online diaries written by frontline nurses in Wuhan. A total of 205 entries in online diaries were collected from 12 frontline nurses, as accessible to those who subscribed to Sina Microblog social media site, between 23 January 2020 and 8 April 2020. NVivo12 was used to help analyze the data, and COREQ reporting guidelines were also used in this study.
resultsTwo themes were identified: constructing a better self and constructing a strong support network. A better self was constructed in describing positive emotions, commitment to care, pride and achievements, and whole-person growth. A strong support network was constructed through social support via different sources and gaining self-support via narrating their personal experiences in diaries.
conclusionsFrontline nurses demonstrated personal growth, psychological well-being, and professionalism in the process of constructing a better self and a strong support network. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The findings indicate that frontline nurses can use narratives as debriefing opportunities and a way of gaining self-support. We suggest that online communities of professional support be used as an essential platform for sharing narratives and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of frontline nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic and other global public health events.
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