The psychological experience of COVID-19 front line healthcare workers
Lilian, Boateng (2021)
Lilian, Boateng
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021112922472
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021112922472
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Coronavirus is a new outbreak of infectious disease that spreads through saliva droplets or nasal discharges caused by an infected individual coughing or sneezing. The coronavirus has brought more mental health effects on nurses, including stress, depression, isolation, fatigue, anxiety, and the fear of spreading the virus. Many hospitals were not prepared; therefore, a lot of responsibilities befell upon the healthcare workers, who were not only responsible for the community but also their health and their families. The literature review investigates the psychological experiences of COVID-19 on frontline nurses. The purpose of the article is to generate information to help nurses and health workers maintain good mental health during a pandemic outbreak. The research question is about the psychological experiences of nurses are caring for COVID patients The research is conducted through a literature review focusing on data collection using three data sources: CINAHL (EBSCO), Medline and PubMed, resulting in selecting eight articles using inclusion and exclusion analysis. The following four main categories: Feelings and symptoms of health care workers responsible for COVID-19 patients, negative emotion in the early state, self-care and coping styles and factors affecting the psychological experiences of nurses were the findings. Again, an open-access Google Scholar database is used to search for additional articles. The results indicated the psychological problem COVID-19 frontline nurses experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. The study findings point out how to manage the pressure and challenges COVID-19 has brought to nursing staff and other frontline healthcare workers. In addition, the finding suggests that health care leaders and the government should provide adequate health care equipment to the healthcare workers to support their quality. Additional detail about the coronavirus and its associated behavioral well-being action was recommended to assist nurses in promoting mental health well-being. Since the coronavirus is new, there is need of more research to enhance healthcare workers knowledge.