Evaluation of the caregiving roles and attitudes of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yildirim D., Genc Z., Ozdemir F. A., CAN G.

NURSING FORUM, vol.57, no.4, pp.530-535, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/nuf.12705
  • Journal Name: NURSING FORUM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.530-535
  • Keywords: attitudes, caregiver roles, COVID-19, nurses, nursing care, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS, CORONAVIRUS, KNOWLEDGE, WILLINGNESS, INFECTION, OUTBREAK, ABILITY, SARS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Nurses play a critical role in providing care to patients, in particular, they work in the frontlines in caring for patients with complicated COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Evaluation of the caregiving roles and attitudes of nurses is critical in the current crisis. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the caregiving roles and attitudes of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.