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The Emotional Impact of Registered Nurses in Virginia and Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Early 2020: A Qualitative Study
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Arriola, Vanessa
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Year and Degree
2023, Doctorate of Healthcare Administration, Franklin University, Health Programs.
Abstract
The World Health Organization (2022) declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020. The disease was more contagious than previous coronavirus diseases (Davies et al., 2021) and spread rapidly in humans (World Health Organization, 2022). Health care personnel acted as first responders. Registered nurses were only a group of health care workers that experienced challenges associated with a lack of medical resources and state actions on pandemic response. Literature on American nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic described a shortage of nurses (Xu et al., 2020; Andel et al., 2022), turnover rates (Butler et al., 2021), attitudes toward COVID-19 safety and protection strategies (Huffman et al., 2022; Lyman et al., 2022), attitudes toward poor mental health (Kim et al., 2021; Van Wert et al., 2022; Burstyn & Holt, 2022), moral distress (Lake et al., 2022), fatigue, insomnia and sleep quality (Pignatiello et al., 2022; Kim-Godwin et al., 2021), and traumatic stress (Hernandez et al., 2021). This exploratory study examined how registered nurses in Virginia and Maryland coped with the emotional impact from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 to manage their emotional health and well-being. Fifteen registered nurses participated in 30 to 60 minutes interviews where they answered semi-structured questions. Results showed an in-depth look at the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying data collected in four themes (employer, state action on the COVID-19 pandemic, emotions, and support systems) and five sub-themes (health care system, pandemic response, key lessons, coping mechanisms, and key advice). Based on the data collected, this author drafted recommendations to leaders and practitioners and direction for future research.
Committee
David Meckstroth (Committee Chair)
Karen Lankisch (Committee Member)
Jesse Florang (Committee Member)
Pages
201 p.
Subject Headings
Health
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Health Care
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Health Care Management
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Nursing
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic
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emotional impact
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registered nurses
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Arriola, V. (2023).
The Emotional Impact of Registered Nurses in Virginia and Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Early 2020: A Qualitative Study
[Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1679433902513126
APA Style (7th edition)
Arriola, Vanessa.
The Emotional Impact of Registered Nurses in Virginia and Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Early 2020: A Qualitative Study.
2023. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1679433902513126.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Arriola, Vanessa. "The Emotional Impact of Registered Nurses in Virginia and Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Early 2020: A Qualitative Study." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1679433902513126
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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