Coping experiences of Pakistani nurses against corona stressor; a qualitative study

  • Authors

    • Ali H. Haider Bahria University Islamabad
    2020-08-04
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v9i1.30834
  • Content- Analysis, Coping, Corona- Stressor, Experiences, Pakistani Nurses.

  • Abstract

    Objective: The aim of the present qualitative study was to find out how Pakistani Nurses are experiencing the coping strategies against Corona- Stressor.

    Background: Corona is the World- Wide stressor for Nurses. The Pakistani Nurses are experiencing this stressor and are coping with it too. The present study is on Coping of Nurses of Pakistan against Corona- Stressor.

    Method: Narrative variation of qualitative research with conventional content analysis was applied to extract results from open- ended interview questions which were administered on nurses face to face with purposive sampling technique.

    Results: Six major themes; five of conventional coping strategies and one new coping strategy were used by Nurses against Corona- Stressor.

    Discussion & Conclusion: Nurses in Pakistan are using Standard Operating Procedures as a new coping strategy against Corona Stressor with the already established conventional coping strategies.

     

     

     

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    H. Haider, A. (2020). Coping experiences of Pakistani nurses against corona stressor; a qualitative study. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 9(1), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v9i1.30834

    Received date: 2020-06-03

    Accepted date: 2020-07-17

    Published date: 2020-08-04