Novice Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Acutely Ill Patients during a Pandemic

• Published in: Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 382 - 394
• Main Authors: Naylor, Heather, Hadenfeldt, Cynthia, Timmons, Patricia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: COVID-19; Medical research; Nurses; nursing; pandemic; Pandemics; Post traumatic stress disorder; Qualitative research; Research methodology; workforce; United States > US; China; Arizona; COVID-19; nursing; workforce; qualitative research; pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic erupted in 2020 and new graduate registered nurses (RNs) found themselves caring for those with devastating illness as they were transitioning into nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of novice nurses working in acute care settings duri...