Journey of nurses during pandemic covid 19 in Prishtina

Presenter Information

Njomza Shosholli Peja
Argjiro Alija

Session

Medicine and Nursing

Description

Introduction: This paper explores the journey of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in providing services to infected patients, their role, their health, that of their family members as well as institutional and moral social support. Nurses have continued to provide care to patients despite fatigue, personal risk of infection, fear of transmission to family members, death and loss of many patients. Sadly, nurses have also faced many of the problems that are often avoided - stress and anxiety, as well as long-term care combined with fear of suffering and the inclusion of personal isolation for several days after suspicious contact. The nurses have faced Burnout syndrome defined as complete emotional, physical and mental fatigue.

Papper: Presentation of nurses journey during the Covid-19 pandemic. A journey full of challenges including mental, physical and emotional state, distance from family, assessment of coping with "burn out" syndrome and looking at potential sacrifices in case of deterioration of the pandemic.

Methodology: The study is of qualitative type. We used the questionnaire as a method for conducting the research. The sample of respondents was 250 nurses, head nurses employed in the Prishtina region at different levels of health institutions.

Results: The analysis of the data extracted from this research on the experiences and the nurses’ journey during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in great challenges which are still growing. The results confirmed the need for additional security of nurses during the provision of health care as well as for psycho-physical and social support.

Conclusions: Social distance continues to be the key motto throughout the pandemic, but people in general and nurses in particular are surrounded by generosity and pure love from both their families and society.

Keywords:

Covid 19, nurses, journey, safety, burnout, psycho-social support.

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-50-5

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

29-10-2022 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2022 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.169

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Journey of nurses during pandemic covid 19 in Prishtina

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Introduction: This paper explores the journey of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in providing services to infected patients, their role, their health, that of their family members as well as institutional and moral social support. Nurses have continued to provide care to patients despite fatigue, personal risk of infection, fear of transmission to family members, death and loss of many patients. Sadly, nurses have also faced many of the problems that are often avoided - stress and anxiety, as well as long-term care combined with fear of suffering and the inclusion of personal isolation for several days after suspicious contact. The nurses have faced Burnout syndrome defined as complete emotional, physical and mental fatigue.

Papper: Presentation of nurses journey during the Covid-19 pandemic. A journey full of challenges including mental, physical and emotional state, distance from family, assessment of coping with "burn out" syndrome and looking at potential sacrifices in case of deterioration of the pandemic.

Methodology: The study is of qualitative type. We used the questionnaire as a method for conducting the research. The sample of respondents was 250 nurses, head nurses employed in the Prishtina region at different levels of health institutions.

Results: The analysis of the data extracted from this research on the experiences and the nurses’ journey during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in great challenges which are still growing. The results confirmed the need for additional security of nurses during the provision of health care as well as for psycho-physical and social support.

Conclusions: Social distance continues to be the key motto throughout the pandemic, but people in general and nurses in particular are surrounded by generosity and pure love from both their families and society.