Lived Experience of Recovered COVID-19 Nursing Intern Students: A Qualitative Study | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 112, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 1798-1809 PDF (246.03 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.260883 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mohamed Gamal Mostafa1; Mervat Mamdouh Abu Zead2 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical , surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Since its inception, Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has severely overburdened hospitals and all healthcare workers. One of the important key people were the nurses who did their best to provide nursing care for COVID-19 patients over extended hours. Due to the increased need for nursing staff, nursing intern students were deployed to help. The aim of the current study was to explore the lived experience of recovered COVID-19 nursing intern students. Materials and Methods: This phenomenological qualitative study was carried out in Cairo-Egypt. A purposive sample of 15 nursing intern students was recruited who worked at Internal medicine hospital (isolation hospital), which is affiliated to Cairo University hospitals. Data was collected through a semi-structured individual interview using a video recording zoom meeting. The technique of Colaizzi’s data analysis was used to extract, organize and analyze the data. Results: Five themes emerged from the data analysis as follows: response toward working with COVID-19 patients; readiness and preparation; challenges of the disease process; support system and coping; and post recovery state. Conclusion: Findings of the current study provide information about the challenges confronted by the participants and highlight support needs. Continuous education and training should be provided to assure that intern students are confident in taking care of patients during a pandemic. Also, the government should consider including intern students in the labor law to ensure adequate health care coverage for them. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID; 19; Nursing; Qualitative; Recovered; Experience of intern | ||||
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