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: Received: 12 September 2023 / Approved: 13 September 2023 / Online: 14 September 2023 (04:56:08 CEST)
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Joy, G.; Ali ALOMARI, A.M.; SINGH, K.; MANNETHODI, K.; HASSAN, N.; KUNJAVARA, J.; PITIQUEN, E.E.; AL LENJAWI, B. “There is always a new normal”‐Psychological Transformation of Nurses ‐A Post Pandemic Qualitative Study. Preprints2023, 2023090909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0909.v1
Joy, G.; Ali ALOMARI, A.M.; SINGH, K.; MANNETHODI, K.; HASSAN, N.; KUNJAVARA, J.; PITIQUEN, E.E.; AL LENJAWI, B. “There is always a new normal”‐Psychological Transformation of Nurses ‐A Post Pandemic Qualitative Study. Preprints 2023, 2023090909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0909.v1
Joy, G.; Ali ALOMARI, A.M.; SINGH, K.; MANNETHODI, K.; HASSAN, N.; KUNJAVARA, J.; PITIQUEN, E.E.; AL LENJAWI, B. “There is always a new normal”‐Psychological Transformation of Nurses ‐A Post Pandemic Qualitative Study. Preprints2023, 2023090909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0909.v1
APA Style
Joy, G., Ali ALOMARI, A.M., SINGH, K., MANNETHODI, K., HASSAN, N., KUNJAVARA, J., PITIQUEN, E.E., & AL LENJAWI, B. (2023). “There is always a new normal”‐Psychological Transformation of Nurses ‐A Post Pandemic Qualitative Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0909.v1
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Joy, G., Ederlie Encarnacion PITIQUEN and Badriya AL LENJAWI. 2023 "“There is always a new normal”‐Psychological Transformation of Nurses ‐A Post Pandemic Qualitative Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0909.v1
Abstract
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) almost ceased to spread across the globe, but post Covid psychological experiences are rarely documented. It is essential to understand the individual psychological needs and challenges regarding working during the covid-19 pandemic and resilience and psychological health to continuing work in the aftermath of this crisis. Objective To explore the psychological transformation of staff nurses after COVID-19 Methods A phenomenological and purposive sampling approach was employed. Registered nurses working at the largest health organization in Qatar includes 14 health facilities were invited to participate in this study. 17 nurses who were working in the facilities and were deployed during the first, second and third wave of Covid 19 participated in the interview. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews using quarantine measures. The interview data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Results The psychological transformation of participants was summarized into three themes fear zone, Learning zone and growth zone. These themes were classified into 10 sub-themes Fear and anxiety, Influence of media and news, Frequent change in policies and guidelines were the fear zone factors .Secondly Coping mechanism, teamwork, establishing compassionate care, social acceptance, personal and professional benefits helps them learn psychologically. Thirdly growth factors such as confident & resilient, Sense of purpose and Change life perception and meaning Conclusion Working during COVID-19 imposed many challenges on nurses such as workload and stress. However, the different waves of the pandemic may increase the resilience, confidence and life meaning in nurses. Their previous experiences in handling difficult situations during the pandemic may make the nurses become more confident in dealing with stressful situations and working under pressure.
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