Stress and workload of nurses at proning patients with covid-19 at intensive care unit

Uvod: COVID-19 pandemija je prizadela zdravstveno osebje po vsem svetu ter privedla do stresa brez primere zaradi velike obremenitve pri delu. Namen diplomskega dela je raziskati doživljanje stresa medicinskih sester pri pronaciji bolnika s COVID-19 na enoti intenzivne terapije. Metode: Uporabili smo deskriptivno metodo dela. Izvedli smo presečno opazovalno študijo. Podatke smo zbrali z anketnim vprašalnikom. V raziskavo smo vključili 41 izvajalcev zdravstvene nege, ki delajo v COVID-19 enoti oddelka za intenzivno terapijo. Rezultati: Raziskava je pokazala, da je stopnja stresa pri delu z bolniki s COVID-19 srednja do višja, stopnja stresa in obremenitev, ki jih zaposleni na intenzivni terapiji občutijo pri pronaciji bolnikov s COVID-19 pa je zmerna. Anketiranim predstavlja vir stresa strah pred poškodbo bolnika, sledi dvigovanje bolnika, obračanje bolnika, strah pred napako in podlaganje bolnika. Razprava in sklep: Z izboljšanjem delovnih pogojev za medicinske sestre imajo koristi vsi, tako sami zaposleni kot tudi bolniki ter njihovi svojci. Rezultati se posredno kažejo tudi na kakovosti zdravstvene obravnave ter posledično na rezultatih poslovanja institucije.Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected medical personnel around the world and led to unprecedented stress due to heavy workload. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the experience of stress nurses in finding a patient with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. Methods: We used a descriptive method of work. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study. Data were collected with a questionnaire. The study included 41 nursing practitioners working in the COVID-19 unit of the Intensive Care Unit. Results: Research has shown that the level of stress when working with patients with COVID-19 is moderate to high, and the level of stress and strain that intensive care workers feel when finding patients with COVID-19 is moderate. Respondents\u27 source of stress is the fear of injuring the patient, followed by lifting the patient, turning the patient, fear of error and subjugating the patient. Discussion and conclusion: Improving working conditions for nurses benefits everyone, both employees and patients and their relatives. The results also indirectly reflect on the quality of medical treatment and, consequently, on the results of the institution\u27s operations