Nurses Experiences, Long-Term Care, and Covid-19

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dc.contributor.advisorMcGhan, Gwen
dc.contributor.advisorVenturato, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorGruszecki, Holly
dc.contributor.committeememberMcAffrey, Graham
dc.contributor.committeememberToohey, Ann
dc.contributor.committeememberMcGhan, Gwen
dc.contributor.committeememberVenturato, Lorraine
dc.date2025-02
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-18T19:59:44Z
dc.date.available2024-10-18T19:59:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-17
dc.description.abstractThis master’s thesis explores the experiences of registered and licensed practical nurses working in long-term care both during, and in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Using Van Manen’s Phenomenology as a guiding research methodology, semi structured interviews were conducted with registered and licensed practical nurses working in long-term care to explore the experiences of the participants. There were four common themes identified from the data: (1) fear and uncertainty, (2) workload, (3) burnout, and (4) resilience and adaptability. These themes have been explored in comparison to the literature with the intention to provide recommendations for future pandemics and the retention of a robust, healthy, and experienced workforce. As the healthcare landscape in Alberta approaches another period of change and flux with the introduction of a system wide restructure, these findings may relate to on-going change within the sector and the turbulence that nurses experience following change. In the wake of the pandemic, the experiences of nurses who battled through it can inform policy makers to implement policies that leverage the strengths of the long-term care nursing workforce.
dc.identifier.citationGruszecki, H. (2024). Nurses experiences, long-term care, and Covid-19 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/119995
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.classificationNursing
dc.subject.classificationHealth Care Management
dc.titleNurses Experiences, Long-Term Care, and Covid-19
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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