COVID-19 Hastalarına Bakım Veren Hemşirelerin Profesyonel Yaşam Kalitesi

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışma Covid-19 hastalarına bakım veren hemşirelerin mesleki yaşam kalitesi ve bakım deneyimlerinin belirlenmesi amacı ile yapıldı.

Materyal ve Metot: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu araştırmanın örneklemini, salgının yayılımına göre ilk sırada yer alan İstanbul'da (Türkiye) çalışan 181 hemşire oluşturdu.

Bulgular: 1-4 yıl arası çalışan, haftada 3 ve üzeri nöbet tutan, covid 19 servisinde çalışan, pandemi süresince 100 ve üzeri hastaya bakım veren hemşirelerin mesleki tatmin puanları daha yüksektir. Lisans mezunlarının, 60 saat ve üstü çalışanların ise, merhamet yorgunluk puanlarının yüksek olduğu saptandı. Çocuk sahibi olmayanların, lise mezunlarının, haftada 60 saat ve üzeri çalışanların, haftada 3 ve üzeri nöbet tutanların, acil serviste ve 100 ve üzeri hasta bakanların, mesleki yaşam kalitesi ölçeği puan ortalamaları yüksek çıkmıştır.

Sonuç: Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde hemşirelerin manevi yorgunluk ve tükenmişlik düzeylerinin alarm verdiği, sürecin devam etmesi durumunda artarak devam edebileceği ve ruh sağlıklarının bozulacağı öngörülmektedir. Hemşire yöneticilerin ve liderlerin iş yükü ve çalışma koşullarında iyileştirme, hemşireler ve klinikler arasında rotasyon, stresle baş etme yöntemlerinin öğretilmesi mesleki yaşam kalitesini artırmada yararlı olacağı düşünülmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bakım
• Covid-19
• hemşirelik
• yaşam kalitesi
• Care
• nursing
• quality of life

Professional Quality of Life of Nurses Providing Care for Patients with COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the professional quality of life and care experiences of nurses who provide care for patients with COVID-19.

Materials and Methods: The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 181 nurses working in İstanbul (Turkey) which takes the first place according to the spread of the epidemic.

Results: The nurses working for 1-4 years, 3 or more shifts per week, working in COVID-19 services, and providing care for 100 or more patients had higher compassion satisfaction scores.

The compassion fatigue scores of those who were university graduates and worked 60 hours or more per week were found to be high. Those without children, high school graduates, those working 60 hours or more per week, those having 3 or more shifts per week, and those providing care for 100 or more patients in emergency services had higher mean scores on the professional quality of life.

Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic process, it is predicted that the level of compassion fatigue and burnout of nurses alarms. It is thought that reducing the workload and improving working conditions of nurse managers and leaders, the rotation of nurses between clinics, using methods of overcoming the stress.

Keywords

• quality of life
• COVID-19
• Care
• nursing

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