The dual role of nurses as mothers during the pandemic period: qualitative study

ABSTRACT

This study aims to determine the changing routines of nurses in maternal role due to Covid-19 outbreak. This is qualitative interview research and is based on the descriptions of the interviews with the participants. Interviews were recorded on the phone with nurses. It was semi-structured and used a snowball sample, and in-depth interviews were made. We determined three themes in this research. The themes are 1. Imperatives of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2. Theme: Concerns about infecting their children with Covid-19, 3. Theme: Impaired communication with children. Also, we determined in the themes; nurses express difficulty about child care, communication with children and concerns about infecting their children. Nurses and their children have been adversely affected by this process and have a feeling of inadequate parental roles.

KEYWORDS:

• Covid-19
• pandemic
• nursing
• mother
• children

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If necessary, the research data can be shared. All data are available to the researcher.

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Melike Yavaş Celik

Associate Professor Melike Yavaş Celik, PhD, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Yusuf Serefoglu Faculty of Health Sciences, Depertment of Nursing, Division of Child Health and Disease Nursing.