Nurses activities in various medical institutions during the coronavirus pandemic

Aim. To study the features of the work of nurses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Materials and methods. A retrospective study was conducted, the main method of which was a questionnaire. 90 nurses working in three different medical organizations in Karaganda took part in the survey: City Center for Primary Health Care, Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 1 and Multidisciplinary Hospital named after Professor Kh. Zh. Makazhanov.

Results and discussion. Absolutely all respondents had to master certain new skills and perform an increased amount of work, study and improve various types of activities, often with a shortage of medical products/consumables. Nursing staff often faced negativism and stigmatization. The most resistant to these situations were respondents who were engaged in increasing the level of their emotional intelligence. The overwhelming majority of respondents consider vaccination the main measure to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at the City Center for Health Care in Karaganda, more than 90 thousand doses of vaccines have been used in immunization against coronavirus, and vaccination was carried out by nursing staff.

Conclusions. A sociological study was conducted among nursing staff of various medical organizations. The study found that nursing staff during the coronavirus pandemic were forced to work under excessive loads and high psycho-emotional stress. The study found that nurses faced many challenges, such as negativism and stigmatization from the public.

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