Date of Conferral
7-12-2024
Date of Award
July 2024
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Nursing
Advisor
Dr. Carolyn Sipes
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of ICU nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in Zambia. The problem was lack of knowledge on what intensive care unit nurses experienced while caring for COVID patients then to investigate the experiences of ICU nurses taking care of COVID patients in Lusaka, Zambia. Using Sister Callista Roy’s nursing adaptation model as a conceptual framework, the qualitative interpretative phenomenology approach was used to interview 14 participants in two hospitals in Zambia. MAXQDA software was used to organize data to develop codes and derive six themes, which were education, emotional and psychological effects, nursing shortage, management support, risk of infection, and professional protection equipment shortage. Some participants said that the in-person interview was the first opportunity they had ever had to discuss their pandemic experiences, which was very beneficial because, in Lusaka, Zambia, ICU nurses were not provided with psychological counseling to support their emotional and psychological wellbeing. The findings of this study supported Walden’s mission of creating positive social change, as it brought awareness to the issues providers were facing.
Recommended Citation
Mwila, Mable Kasonde, "The Experiences of ICU Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Zambia" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16219.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16219
