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ArticleBMC nursing2024

Nurses' perceptions of the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sara Huerta-González, Pedro Ángel Caro-Alonso, Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, Carlos A Castillo-Sarmiento, Juan Diego Pedrera-Zamorano, Carlos Chimpén-López, Sergio Rico-Martín, Fidel López-Espuela

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Sara Huerta-González *Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Veracruzana, Tuxpan, Poza Rica, Mexico.
Pedro Ángel Caro-Alonso *Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha, La Algodonera Health Center, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain.
Beatriz Rodríguez-MartínDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha. Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain. Beatriz.Rmartin@uclm.es.
Carlos A Castillo-SarmientoDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, School of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain.
Juan Diego Pedrera-ZamoranoDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.
Carlos Chimpén-LópezDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.
Sergio Rico-MartínDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.
Fidel López-EspuelaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

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backgroundThe first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on health systems and health professionals, due to the high number of cases and a lack of preparation. The aim of this study was to understand how nurses working in hospital units and in intensive care perceived the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the first two waves of the pandemic.

methodsThe phenomenological approach proposed by Giorgi was used to investigate perceptions of the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Fourteen clinical nurses who worked on the front line in inpatient units or intensive care units of the Health Services of Extremadura and Madrid in the first (March-April 2020) and second (October-November 2020) waves of the COVID-19 pandemic participated in this study. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, following a script of themes, in a theoretical sample of nurses who were worked during the pandemic.

resultsTwo main themes emerged from the analysis of the data: (1) perceptions about the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital managers during the first and second waves of the pandemic (health system failure; belief that senior hospital management professionals could have managed the pandemic better; recognizing the efforts of middle management (nursing supervisors); insufficient institutional support) and (2) strategies employed by nurses to compensate for the weaknesses in pandemic management.

conclusionsThe clinical nurses perceived that the nurse managers demonstrated better management of the pandemic than the hospital's senior management, which they attribute to their proximity, empathy, accessibility, and ability to mediate between them and the senior management. The nurses also believe that the senior management of the hospitals was to blame for organisational failures and the poor management of the pandemic.

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COVID-19Health managerNurseQualitative researchSARS-COV-2Supervisory nursing

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PMCPMC11221198

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