BİR PANDEMİ HASTANESİNDE ÇALIŞAN HEMŞİRELERİN DAMGALANMA ALGISI

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Amaç: Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde ön saflarda bulunan sağlık çalışanlarına birebir bakım sağlayan hemşirelerin, kahraman ilan edilirken aşağılayıcı tutumlara ve davranışlara maruz kaldığı gözlemlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, pandemi kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin stigmatizasyon algısını ve deneyimini, Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde stigmatizasyonla ilgili hislerini, düşüncelerini ve bakış açılarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Bu çalışma, 15 katılımcı hemşire ile yapılan nitel bir çalışmadır. Veriler, yarı yapılandırılmış seri mülakatlar aracılığıyla elde edilmiş ve içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Veriler, stigmatizasyon algısı ve Covid-19 hastalarına bakım veren hemşirelerin görüşleri doğrultusunda dört tema altında analiz edilmiştir: 'aşağılayıcı tutumlar ve davranışlar', 'stigmatizasyona duygusal tepkiler', 'destek sistemleri' ve 'beklentiler'. Sonuç: Hemşireler, Covid-19 ile mücadeledeki yoğun ve uzun saatler çalışan ön saflardaki profesyonel sağlık ekibinin vazgeçilmez bir parçası olmuş ve toplum ve aileleri tarafından stigmaya maruz kalmışlardır. Bu nedenle, hemşireler mutsuzluk, geri çekilme, tükenmişlik veya öfke gibi duygusal dalgalanmalar yaşamışlardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Algı
• Damgalama
• Covid-19
• Hemşire

PERCEIVED STIGMA OF NURSES WORKING IN A PANDEMIC HOSPITAL

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Objective: It has been observed that the nurses responsible for providing one-to-one care with the health workers, who are at the forefront during the Covid-19 pandemic process, are exposed to stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors while being declared heroes. The study aims to determine the perception and experience of stigmatization of nurses working in pandemic clinics and their feelings, thoughts, and perspectives regarding stigmatization during the covid-19 pandemic process. Method: This study was qualitative with 15 participant nurses. Data were obtained through semi-structured serial interviews and analysed using the content analysis method. Results: The data were analyzed according to the perception of stigma and the views of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients under four themes: ‘stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors’, ‘emotional reactions to stigmatization’, ‘support systems’, and ‘expectations’. Conclusion: The nurses have been an essential component of the professional healthcare team who are at the frontlines of the battle with Covid-19 working with intense and long hours during the pandemic period were exposed to stigma by society and their families. Therefore, the nurses experienced unstable emotional oscillations in their moods like unhappiness, withdrawal, burnout, or anger.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Perception
• Stigma
• Covid-19
• Nurse

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