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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2025

Experiences of Emergency Nurses Providing End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Alysha Cowley, Julia Morphet, Kimberley Crawford

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Alysha CowleySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Sub-Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4530-6577
Julia MorphetSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Sub-Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-6526
Kimberley CrawfordSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Sub-Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-8276

Funding

Monash University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Honours Scholarship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the experiences of emergency nurses providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

designA qualitative descriptive study.

methodsData were collected between May and August 2023. Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted face to face or by videoconferencing with a purposive and snowballed sample of 11 emergency nurses. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

resultsThere were four main themes identified: (1) Isolation and loneliness that emergency nurses felt when providing end-of-life care throughout COVID-19. (2) Comparison of Care Relating to Communication; whereby emergency nurses compared the provision of end-of-life care before COVID-19 to end-of-life care provided during the pandemic. (3) Frustration and guilt: emergency nurses felt when providing end-of-life care. (4) Teamwork: participants interviewed explored the meaning of having a supportive team when providing end-of-life care.

conclusionsThis study explores in-depth experiences of emergency nurses providing care to those who were dying during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study identified that emergency nurses were impacted emotionally by providing end-of-life care during the pandemic, and ongoing support is likely to be needed. This study also reinforced the strength of teamwork amongst emergency nurses. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.

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COVID-19Emergency NursingNursing Staff, HospitalTerminal CareAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2COVID‐19Emergency departmentEmergency nursingEnd‐of‐life care

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PMID39817707
PMCPMC12371828

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