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Challenges faced by frontline nurses caring for Covid-19 patients at the GA East Hospital by Amertil P Ninon; Evans Osei Appiah; Edna Klu; Ezekiel Oti-Boadi; Joyce Agyeiwaa; Zachariah Kofi Tettey-Ekpah Asuboni; Jamilatu Kapiatu is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Nurses experience varied forms of work-related stress with Covid 19 being one of the major causes of stress among frontline nurses. This study aims to explore the challenges faced by frontline nurses when caring for covid-19 patients at the Ga East Hospital which is one of the main Covid referral centers in the country. A qualitative exploratory research design was employed to explore the lived experiences of nurses at the frontline using a semi-structured interview guide with probes to conduct in-depth face-face interviews. Data was tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. The sample size was 38. Two (2) themes and nine (9) sub-themes were generated from the analysis of this study. Participants in this study brought to bear their responsibilities as frontline nurses and the difficulties faced whilst discharging their duties. It is also interesting to know that the frontline nurses did not experience any shortage of logistics however, some challenges identified included Difficulty using personal protective clothing, fear of getting infected, and challenges with transportation Frontline nurses had varied roles when caring for Covid 19 patients, how

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Author

Amertil P Ninon; Evans Osei Appiah; Edna Klu; Ezekiel Oti-Boadi; Joyce Agyeiwaa; Zachariah Kofi Tettey-Ekpah Asuboni; Jamilatu Kapiatu

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)