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Examining effective communication in nursing practice during COVIDâ19: A largeâscale qualitative study
AIM: The aim of this study was to conduct a primary examination of the qualitative communication experiences of nurses during the first wave of the COVIDâ19 pandemic in the United States. BACKGROUND: Ambiguity in everâevolving knowledge on how to provide care during COVIDâ19. Remaining safe has created a sense of urgency, which has in turn created the need for organizations to quickly alter their operational plans and protocols to support measures that increase capacity and establish a culture of safe care and clear communication. However, no known study has described communication in nursing practice during COVIDâ19. METHODS: Utilizing qualitative descriptive methodology, semiâstructured interviews were conducted with 100 nurse participants from May to September 2020 and recorded for thematic analysis. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ), a 32âitem checklist, were used to ensure detailed and comprehensive reporting of this qualitative study protocol. FINDINGS: Study participants shared descriptions of how effective communication positively impacted patient care and nursing practice experiences during the first wave of the COVIDâ19 pandemic. The thematic network analyses identified the importance of effective communication across three levels: (1) organizational leadership, (2) unit leadership and (3) nurseâtoânurse communication. Within this structure, three organizing themes, essential to effective communication, were described including (a) presence, (b) education and (c) emotional support. CONCLUSION: Examining existing crisis communication policies and procedures across healthcare organizations is imperative to maintain highly relevant, innovative, and dataâdriven policies and strategies that are fundamental to preserving quality patient care and supporting optimal nursing practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING POLICY AND HEALTH POLICY: Effective communication is critical to support nurses through extended periods of crisis. COVIDâ19 represents a unique contemporary challenge to the nursing workforce given the high stress and prolonged strain it has created for both human and healthcare supply resources. There is value in nursesâ presence at local, unit level and organizational leadership levels to convey critical information that directly informs leadership decisionâmaking during unprecedented emergencies such as the COVIDâ19 pandemic
Examining effective communication in nursing practice during COVID-19: A large-scale qualitative study
AIM: The aim of this study was to conduct a primary examination of the qualitative communication experiences of nurses during the first wave of the COVIDâ19 pandemic in the United States. BACKGROUND: Ambiguity in everâevolving knowledge on how to provide care during COVIDâ19. Remaining safe has created a sense of urgency, which has in turn created the need for organizations to quickly alter their operational plans and protocols to support measures that increase capacity and establish a culture of safe care and clear communication. However, no known study has described communication in nursing practice during COVIDâ19. METHODS: Utilizing qualitative descriptive methodology, semiâstructured interviews were conducted with 100 nurse participants from May to September 2020 and recorded for thematic analysis. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ), a 32âitem checklist, were used to ensure detailed and comprehensive reporting of this qualitative study protocol. FINDINGS: Study participants shared descriptions of how effective communication positively impacted patient care and nursing practice experiences during the first wave of the COVIDâ19 pandemic. The thematic network analyses identified the importance of effective communication across three levels: (1) organizational leadership, (2) unit leadership and (3) nurseâtoânurse communication. Within this structure, three organizing themes, essential to effective communication, were described including (a) presence, (b) education and (c) emotional support. CONCLUSION: Examining existing crisis communication policies and procedures across healthcare organizations is imperative to maintain highly relevant, innovative, and dataâdriven policies and strategies that are fundamental to preserving quality patient care and supporting optimal nursing practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING POLICY AND HEALTH POLICY: Effective communication is critical to support nurses through extended periods of crisis. COVIDâ19 represents a unique contemporary challenge to the nursing workforce given the high stress and prolonged strain it has created for both human and healthcare supply resources. There is value in nursesâ presence at local, unit level and organizational leadership levels to convey critical information that directly informs leadership decisionâmaking during unprecedented emergencies such as the COVIDâ19 pandemic