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박하영 ( Park Ha-Young ) -
염인선 ( Yeom In-Sun ) -
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Abstract
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Purpose: This qualitative systematic review explored infection control by analyzing studies involving South Koreannurses who cared for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Considering the social and culturaldifferences between countries, it is necessary to understand the experiences of nurses in specific countries.
Methods: Articles published between January 2020 (the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic) and April 2022 wereconsidered by searching six electronic databases. Thirteen articles were included based on specific inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Results: Through a thematic synthesis, six themes reflecting barriers to ensuring quality patientcare during an emerging infectious disease situation were identified: lack of information and education aboutemerging infectious diseases, limitations in nursing infrastructure and system, physical stress owing to excessivenursing workload, mental stress owing to extreme anxiety about an infection, skepticism due to inadequatecompensation, and ethical dilemma. Themes 1~4, which South Korean nurses experienced, were similar to theexperiences of nurses in other countries. Themes 5 and 6 reflect experiences specific to nurses in South Korea.
Conclusion: To improve infection control against new infectious diseases, it is necessary to understand not onlythe similar experiences of nurses in all countries, but also experiences that are specific to each country’s culturaland social characteristics. Thus, a distinct policy approach is needed for each country in order to improve infectioncontrol measures.
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KeyWords
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COVID-19, Infection control, Nurses, Review
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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