Under-graduate nursing students working during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of psychosocial effects and coping strategies.

BACKGROUND: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shortage of health care staff, forcing the hiring of senior nursing students. AIMS: To describe the psychosocial impact and coping strategies used by nursing students during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and to understand the coping strategies they employed. METHOD: A qualitative exploratory study was conducted, based on Sandelowski's proposal. Purposive sampling was carried out to recruit 18 students hired during the pandemic. The students were interviewed between 18 March and 15 June 2020. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using a digital platform. An inductive thematic analysis was performed. FINDINGS: The students lived alone and isolated during their contract to protect their cohabitants from possible contagion. The impact of working during the pandemic leads to experiences of stress, insomnia, nightmares and anxiety. Nursing students coped with the emotional burden through mental disconnection and the support of co-workers and family members. CONCLUSION: Psychological support and tutoring should be provided by health centres. In addition, in these special circumstances, universities should adapt the training provided.

¿Qué sabemos de las Damas Enfermeras de la Cruz Roja Española? / What do we know about the Spanish Red Cross Nurses-Ladies?

OBJETIVO: identificar qué se conoce sobre las Damas Enfermeras de la Cruz Roja Española. MÉTODO: se llevó a cabo una investigación histórica basada en la revisión bibliográfica. Fuentes documentales: catálogos virtuales de bibliotecas y archivos documentales, bases de datos electrónicas, catálogos de revistas especializadas en historia y otras fuentes de red. Descriptores utilizados: historia Enfermería, historia Cruz Roja Española, enfermeras Cruz Roja, reina Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg, Carmen Angoloti Mesa, Duquesa de la Victoria y damas/ enfermeras/ auxiliares/ voluntarias Cruz Roja. RESULTADOS: en el análisis se incluyeron 42 documentos procedentes de estudios basados en fuentes primarias y los resultados se presentan en cinco apartados: trayectoria histórica general, funcionamiento y organización, labor cuidadora y social y figuras promotoras. CONCLUSIONES: aunque en la actualidad hay un volumen considerable de estudios sobre la historia de las Damas Enfermeras, se hace necesaria la profundización mediante nuevas investigaciones en algunos aspectos, como la labor que realizaron a lo largo de su trayectoria

OBJECTIVE: to identify what is known about the Spanish Red Cross Nurses-Ladies. METHOD: a historical research was conducted, based on a bibliographic review. Documentary sources: virtual catalogues of libraries and document archives, electronic databases, catalogues of journals specialized in history, and other internet sources. Descriptors used: the History of Nursing, the History of the Spanish Red Cross, Red Cross nurses, Queen Victoria Eugenia of Battemberg, Carmen Angoloti Mesa, Duchess de la Victoria, and Red Cross ladies/nurses/assistants/volunteers. RESULTS: the analysis included 42 documents from studies based on primary sources, and results were presented in five sections: overall historical development, functioning and organization, care and social work, and promoting leading figures. CONCLUSIONS: though there is currently a large volume of studies on the history of Nurses-Ladies, it is necessary to go deeper through new research on some aspects, such as the work they conducted during their career