(Non-)Dependence and (Non-)Safety of Nursing Work in the Context of Pandemic: Modern Empirical Approaches
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This article was prepared with the support of the Basic Research Program of the National National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).
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Baisha N.S. (Non-)Dependence and (Non-)Safety of Nursing Work in the Context of Pandemic: Modern Empirical Approaches. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation. 2024. Vol. 16. No. 1. P. 51-68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/inter.2024.16.1.3 (in Russ.).
Abstract
The article is devoted to nursing work, which is realized in (not)favorable and (not)safe conditions, (not)aggravating the emotional and physical condition of its representatives. Using some ideas of the neo-Weberian approach and focusing on the pandemic crisis as an event that exposed the insecurity of nursing practice, various variations of improvement, including by nurses themselves, of their working conditions will be considered. The main objective of the article is to summarize the existing ideas about nursing everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic on the basis of foreign studies published in one of the authoritative journals devoted to the study of nursing communities. Based on the materials of foreign studies, the working conditions of nurses are presented and described, ways of overcoming pandemic-related difficulties encountered in daily nursing practice are identified, including self-organization and freedom of timely decision-making by nursing staff. It is shown that the recognition by the management and medical corps of the role of nurses in overcoming the pandemic crisis, giving them the opportunity to be heard, influence changes in working conditions and take part in risk management, can positively affect their emotional and physical conditions, as well as reduce the number of real threats that disorganize nursing work and the quality of patient care. The article contributes to the study of nursing work during the pandemic and gives an idea of some areas of foreign research, the development of which is also important within the framework of Russian research practice.
Keywords:
nurses, the neo-Weberian approach, status, power, prestige, COVID-19 pandemic
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Haegdorens F., Franck E., Smith P. et al. (2022) Sufficient Personal Protective Equipment Training Can Reduce COVID-19 Related Symptoms in Healthcare Workers: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 126. P. 1–8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104132
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Mohammed S., Peter E., Killackey T., Maciver J. (2021) The “Nurse as Hero” Discourse in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Poststructural Discourse Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 117. P. 1–11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103887
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Montayre J., Knaggs G., Harris C. et al. (2023) What Interventions and Programmes are Available to Support Older Nurses in the Workplace? A Literature Review of Available Evidence. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 139. P. 1–11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104446
O'Reilly-Jacob M., Perloff J., Sherafat-Kazemzadeh R., Flanagan J. (2022) Nurse Practitioners’ Perception of Temporary Full Practice Authority During a COVID-19 Surge: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 126. P. 1–8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104141
Peters M., Godfrey C., Khalil H. et al. (2015) Guidance for Conducting Systematic Scoping Reviews. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. Vol. 13. № 3. P. 141–146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/xeb.0000000000000050
Romanov P.V., Iarskaia-Smirnova E.R. (2014) Socialnaya rabota v sovremennoj Rossii: analiz statusa professionalnoj gruppy [Researching Professionalizaton of Social Work in Contemporary Russia: a Potential of Neo-Weberian Approach]. Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniia [Sociological Studies]. No. 10. P. 60–69. (In Russ.)
Saks M. (1995) Professions and the Public Interest: Medical Power, Altruism and Alternative Medicine. London: Routledge.
Squires A., Clark-Cutaia M., Henderson M.D. et al. (2022) “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Nurses’ Perspectives about Working During the Covid-19 Pandemic's First Wave in the United States: A Summative Content Analysis Combined with Topic Modeling. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 131. P. 1–11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104256
Van Goor H.M.R., Eddahchouri Y. et al. (2021) Can Continuous Remote Vital Sign Monitoring Reduce the Number of Room Visits to Patients Suspected of COVID-19: A Quasi-Experimental Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 115. P. 1–8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103868
Weber M. (1994) Osnovnye ponyatiya stratifikacii [Basic Concepts of Stratification]. Sociologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. No. 5. P. 147–156. (In Russ.)
Zheng R., Zhou Y., Fu Y. et al. (2021) Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression and Anxiety Among Nurses During the Outbreak of COVID-19 in China: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol. 114. P. 1–8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103809
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Received: 30.05.2023
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