Objective: Our study was conducted with the purpose of determining the usage experiences of nurses differing in terms of protective equipment within the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 epidemic. Material and Methods: Twenty nurses who were working in pandemic units participated in our study which used the methods of the phenomenological pattern of Collazzi and purposeful sampling; and conducted between June-July 2020. 'Semi-Structured Interview Forms' were used with regards to data collection. The collected data were analyzed through the method of content analysis. Results: Depending on the use of protective equipment; it was ascertained that physiological and psychological experiences, dehydration, dermatological problems, changes in the patterns of nursing care, concerns within the processes of group communication, difficulties when communicating with patients arise and that patients had an approach towards nurses which was characterized by the fear of infection. It was found that while the men frequently went through processes of psychological experiences, dermatological problems, dehydration and changes in the patterns of nursing care, the women have gone through processes of physiological experiences, dehydration, dermatological problems, changes in nursing care and time management. Conclusion: Nurses should receive training and education with regards to the correct usage of equipment and they should also receive psychological and dermatological support; a safe working environment, a complete set of required equipment and solutions should be developed towards the experienced problems. Furthermore, patients should be provided with training in terms of methods for coping with stress originating from the pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; nurse; personal protective equipment
Amaç: Çalışmamız, koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 salgınında hemşirelerin koruyucu ekipman açısından farklılık gösteren deneyimlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Collazzi'nin fenomenolojik deseni ve amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle Haziran-Temmuz 2020 tarihinde gerçekleştirilen araştırmamıza pandemi birimlerinde çalışan 20 hemşire katılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında, 'Yarı Yapılandırılmış Görüşme Formu' kullanılmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Koruyucu ekipman kullanımına bağlı; fizyolojik ve psikolojik deneyimler, sıvı kaybı, dermatolojik sorunlar, hemşirelik bakım modellerinde değişimler, ekip iletişimde endişeler, hastayla iletişimde engeller yaşandığı ve hastaların hemşirelere bulaş endişesiyle yaklaştığı saptanmıştır. Erkekler sıklıkla psikolojik deneyimler, dermatolojik sorunlar, sıvı kaybı ve hemşirelik bakım modelinde değişimler, kadınlar ise fizyolojik deneyimler, sıvı kaybı, dermatolojik sorunlar, zaman yönetiminde ve hemşirelik bakımında farklılıklar yaşamıştır. Sonuç: Hemşirelere ekipmanların doğru kullanımıyla ilgili eğitimler düzenlenmeli, psikolojik ve dermatolojik destek verilmeli, güvenli çalışma ortamı sağlanmalı, eksik ekipmanlar temin edilmeli, yaşanan sorunlara yönelik çözümler geliştirilmelidir. Hastalara da salgın stresiyle başa çıkma yöntemleri konusunda eğitim verilmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; hemşire; kişisel koruyucu ekipman
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