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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.10.185

Nurses' Experience of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Patients Care  

Kim, Jiyoung (Department of Nursing, Dongeui University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.10, 2017 , pp. 185-196 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the practical experience of nurses in MERS patients care. Nine nurses in one general hospital in S city underwent in-depth interviews from August 2015 to March 2016. The collected data were analyzed according to the procedure of the phenomenological method of Colaizzi. The following five categories were derived: '1. Anxiety and burden due to the risk of transmission of new infectious diseases', '2. Social isolation because of being the nurse in charge of MERS patients', '3. Faced with problems due to an unprepared treatment environment', '4. Overcome the burdensome MERS patient care process', '5. Reflect on the steps for preparing against new infectious diseases'. These results suggest that it is important to draw positive experiences as well as the negative effects of nurses who are involved in treatment of various infectious diseases, including MERS. Based on this, it can be used as a basis for reducing negative psychological and social impacts and improving positive adaptation. Additionally, it is necessary for healthcare workers including nurses to establish the necessary workforces, departments and guidelines for nursing new infectious disease patients.
Keywords
Experiences; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; Nurses; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research;
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