Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chiang Mai, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the public service management and educational management of health-related personnel, particularly registered nurses. Understanding the COVID-19 experiences of student nurses who are going to graduate and become health-related personnel will help prevent potentially negative effects in the case of a future COVID-19 pandemic when theoretical and practical sessions are provided. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine student nurses’ experiences with COVID-19 infection.
Methods: A phenomenological qualitative research method was used. The research was implemented between October 2022 and March 2023. The participants were selected by purposive sampling, comprising 32 first—to fourth-year Thai student nurses at a nursing science institution. An in-depth interview form was used for data collection. Hermeneutic Phenomenology was used for data analysis.
Results: Thai student nurses’ experiences with COVID-19 infection were reflected through 4 structures of experiences, i.e., “fighters against anxiety”, “persons facing danger and bringing safety”, “handlers” and “responsible persons”.
Conclusions: The results of this study could be useful in developing care service systems for Thai student nurses to create awareness of self-protection from COVID-19 infection, enhance understanding, and minimize any remaining fear that remains in COVID-19 patients’ minds due to personal bias.
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