Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Journal Title or Book Title
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI
10.1111/jocn.16683
Abstract
Aim
To explore the International Network for Child and Family Centred Care (INCFCC) members' experiences and views on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce.
Background
On the 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. While some countries adopted a herd immunity approach, others imposed stricter measures to reduce the transmission of the virus. Hospitals in some countries faced an avalanche of extremely sick admissions, whereas others experienced an early surge in cases or were able to control the spread.
Design
Discursive paper.
Methods
A web-based survey was e-mailed to 63 INCFCC members from 28 March to 30 April 2022, as an invitation to share their experience concerning the long-term impact of COVID-19 on their role as a nurse educator, clinician or researcher.
Results
Sixteen members responded, and the responses were grouped under the themes stress and anxiety, safe staffing and pay, doing things differently, impact on research, impact on teaching and learning, impact on clinical practice, nursing made visible and lessons for the future.
Conclusion
The INCFCC members provided their views and highlighted the impact on their role in nursing education, administration, research and/or practice. This discussion of international perspectives on the similarities and differences imposed by COVID-19 found that the impact was wide-ranging and prolonged. The overarching theme revealed the resilience of the participating members in the face of COVID-19.
Relevance to Clinical Practice
This study highlights the importance of all areas of nursing, be it in academia or in clinical practice, to work together to learn from the present and to plan for the future. Future work should focus on supporting organizational and personal resiliency and effective interventions to support the nursing workforce both during a disaster and in the recovery phase. Nursing workforce resilience in the face of COVID-19.
Related Pillar(s)
Study
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Foster, Mandie Jane RN, PG Dip/Cert, PhD; Blamires, Julie RN, DHSc; Neill, Sarah RN, PhD; Coyne, Imelda PhD, FAAN, FEANS, FTCD; Kristjánsdóttir, Guðrún RN, DrPH/PhD, FEAN; Feeg, Veronica D. PhD, RN, FAAN; Paraszczuk, Ann Marie EdD, RN; and Al-Motlaq, Mohammad RN, PhD, "The long-term impact of COVID-19 on nursing: An e-panel discussion from the International Network for Child and Family Centred Care" (2023). Faculty Works: NUR (2010-2023). 29.
https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_fac/29
