THE FUTURE OF NURSING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NURSES AFTER THE PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE STUDY: The future of nursing

Sevda KORKUT; Türkan ÜLKER

doi:10.55433/gsbd./175

Authors

Sevda KORKUT Erciyes Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5841-691X
Türkan ÜLKER Erciyes University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-5021

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55433/gsbd./175

Keywords:

Experiences Of Nurses, Future Of Nursing, Nursing, Pandemic

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the views of nurses on the future of nursing after the pandemic. The data of this study, which was conducted in a qualitative research design, were collected through in-depth interviews with the nurses reached by snowball sampling method. The COREQ checklist was followed. Twenty-two nurses participated in the study. The expressions of the nurses were analyzed in 3 themes. These themes are; positive effects of the pandemic on the nursing profession, negative effects of the pandemic on the nursing profession, suggestions for difficulties in the nursing profession. Participants stated that nurses experienced many physical and psychological problems during the pandemic, and that these problems caused burnout, which in turn led to alienation from the profession. Particularly, the participants, who expressed their concerns that there would be a nursing shortage in the future due to leaving the job or not choosing nursing.

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THE FUTURE OF NURSING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NURSES AFTER THE PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE STUDY