Korean J Rehabil Nurs.
2021 Dec;24(2):154-163. 10.7587/kjrehn.2021.154.
Nursing Care Workers’ Experience of Care Giving Infected Patients in Long-term Care Hospital
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- 1Graduate Student, Graduate School of Nursing, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- 2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- KMID: 2524784
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.7587/kjrehn.2021.154
Abstract
- Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore nursing care worker's experience of care services for infected patients in long-term care hospital.
Methods
For this study, the researcher used the convenience sampling method to recruit 9 nursing care workers in long-term care hospitals. Data were collected through in-depth interview with them. The data collected were analyzed using the thematic analysis method.
Results
24 codes were extracted, and through the process of organizing the meanings, 8 sub-themes and 4 themes were deduced. The themes deduced were ‘Diversely coexisting psychological responses’, ‘Caring for an infected patient at a given position’, ‘Obstacles to implementation of principled infection control guidelines’, ‘Needs for customized education of caregiver for infected patients’.
Conclusion
This study would be deemed significant in that it has provided for some basic data to the education of the nursing care workers and the development of an intervention program.
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