Objective: This study aims to reveal nursing students' perceptions of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) through metaphors. Material and Methods: One of the qualitative research approaches, phenomenology is used in this research. This research was conducted with nursing students who are studying at the health sciences faculty of a university between the dates of February 26 to March 26 2021. A questionnaire was prepared to reveal the mental images of 161 nursing students who accepted to participate in the research about the concept of COVID-19. The students were asked to complete the statement of 'COVID-19 is like ... because ...'. In the process of analysis and interpretation of the data, coding and sorting out metaphors, creating a theme, ensuring validity and reliability, and quantitative data analysis were performed, respectively. Results: Nursing students produced 73 valid metaphors about COVID-19. Metaphors produced by nursing students are generally divided into 7 themes. These themes are; It is listed as 'deadly, divisive, war tool, frightening, punishing, offensive, sticky and contagious'. Conclusion: Nursing students perceive COVID-19 as a death machine. The fact that the participants compared COVID-19 to monsters in fairy tales, horror movies and an enemy lurking in ambush is an indication of how much they feared COVID-19. It is predicted that planning for the development of effective coping processes in the curriculum of nursing students, who are health professionals of the future, will increase the quality of the care provided.
Keywords: COVID-19; nursing students; coronavirus perception; metaphor
Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin koronavirüs hastalığı-2019'a [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] ilişkin algılarını metaforlar aracılığıyla ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırmada, nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından biri olan fenomenoloji kullanılmıştır. Araştırma, 26 Şubat-26 Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında bir üniversitenin sağlık bilimleri fakültesinde öğrenim görmekte olan hemşirelik öğrencileri ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 161 hemşirelik öğrencisinin COVID-19 kavramı ile ilgili zihinsel algılarını ortaya çıkarmak için bir anket hazırlanmıştır. Öğrencilerden 'COVID-19 gibi... çünkü...' ifadesini tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Verilerin analizi ve yorumlanması sürecinde sırasıyla metaforların kodlanması ve ayıklanması, tema oluşturulması, geçerlik ve güvenirliğin sağlanması ve nicel veri analizi yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencileri COVID-19 konusunda 73 geçerli metafor üretmişlerdir. Hemşirelik öğrencileri tarafından üretilen metaforlar genel olarak 7 temaya ayrılmıştır. Bu temalar; 'ölümcül, ayrıştırıcı, savaş aleti, korkutucu, cezalandırıcı, saldırgan, yapışkan ve bulaşıcı' şeklinde sıralanmaktadır. Sonuç: Hemşirelik öğrencileri COVID-19'u adeta bir ölüm makinesi gibi algılamaktadırlar. Katılımcıların COVID-19'u masallardaki canavarlara, korku filmlerine ve pusuya yatmış bir düşmana benzetmeleri, COVID-19'dan ne kadar çok korktuklarının göstergesidir. Geleceğin sağlık profesyonelleri olan hemşirelik öğrencilerinin müfredatlarında etkili baş etme süreçlerinin geliştirilmesine yönelik planlamaların yapılması sunulan bakımın kalitesini artıracağı öngörülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; hemşirelik öğrencileri; koronavirüs algısı; metafor
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