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Caring for COVID-19 patients – Nurses’ experiences in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A qualitative study
Marie Cederschiöld University, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Marie Cederschiöld University, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Att vårda COVID-19 patienter – Sjuksköterskors upplevelser i Ho Chi Minh-staden : En kvalitativ studie (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic on 11th March 2020. Vietnam has had a relatively low rate of infection, but the impact on health care is still significant. There is a need for increased understanding about nurses’ experiences working closely with infected patients.

Aim: This study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences of caring for COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Method: A qualitative descriptive research design was used and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Seven nurses from three different hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, participated in this study. Categories were identified based on a qualitative content analysis.

Results: The analyses identified generic categories that described organizational, work-related, and personal challenges that nurses faced whilst caring for COVID-19 patients. The generic categories were divided into three main categories: 1) Work challenges and adaptations faced by hospitals and nurses' due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, 2) Nurses' experiences of providing care and emotional support to COVID-19 patients, and 3) Nurses' personal challenges of working with COVID-19 patients and the support system and mindset needed to overcome them.

Discussion: According to the findings, nurses' high workload and stress may have negatively impacted the quality of care for COVID-19 patients as well as the nurses' personal health. As a result of the findings in the thesis and from a previous study on the subject, the authors believe that the nurses may have improved patients' recovery chances by providing them with motivation and hope. The findings were discussed in relation to Jean Watson's theory of human caring. 

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Coronaviruset 2019 (COVID-19) förklarades som en global pandemi 11 mars 2020. Vietnam har haft en relativt låg infektionsspridning, men sjukvården har ändå påverkats signifikant. Det finns ett behov av ökad förståelse för sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att arbeta nära inpå infekterade patienter.

Syfte: Denna studie syftar till att utforska sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda COVID-19-patienter under COVID-19-pandemin på sjukhus i Ho Chi Minhstaden, Vietnam.

Metod: En kvalitativ deskriptiv forskningsdesign användes och data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Sjuksköterskor från tre olika sjukhus i Ho Chi Minh-staden, Vietnam, deltog studien. Kategorier identifierades med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys.

Resultat: Analysen identifierade tre generiska kategorier som beskrev organisatoriska, arbetsrelaterade och personliga utmaningar som sjuksköterskorna mötte när de vårdade patienter med COVID-19. De generiska kategorierna delades in i tre huvudkategorier: 1) Arbetsutmaningar och anpassningar som sjukhus och sjuksköterskor ställdes inför på grund av COVID-19-pandemin och dess påverkan, 2) Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att ge vård och känslomässigt stöd till patienter med COVID-19, och 3) Sjuksköterskors personliga utmaningar av att arbeta med COVID-19-patienter och det stödsystem och tankesätt som behövs för att övervinna dem.

Diskussion: Enligt resultaten så kan sjuksköterskornas höga arbetsbelastning och stress ha negativt påverkat kvaliteten på vården för COVID-19 patienter samt sjuksköterskornas personliga hälsa. Som ett resultat av fynden i uppsatsen och av en tidigare studie gjord på ämnet, så tror författarna att sjuksköterskorna kan ha förbättrat patienternas chanser att återhämta sig genom att ge motivation och hopp. Resultatet diskuterades i relation till Jean Watsons teori om mänsklig omsorg.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, Pandemic, Nurses, Care, Caring
Keywords [sv]
COVID-19, Pandemi, Vietnam, Sjuksköterskor, Vård, Omvårdnad
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-10076OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-10076DiVA, id: diva2:1735326
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Medicine
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Available from: 2023-02-09 Created: 2023-02-08 Last updated: 2023-02-09Bibliographically approved

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