Modern Heroes: Lived Experiences of Nurses during Covid-19

Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease brought on by a brand-new coronavirus strain that spread globally in 2019 and was later recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. People have experienced too much stress as a result, and medical professionals who are at the forefront of this conflict have felt pressure and exhaustion. This study is premised on the idea that despite the lack of adequate medical supplies, staff, and facilities, the nurses give COVID patients thorough and moral care. This is in addition to the fact that their line of work now endangers their lives, nurses also deal with challenges like overwork, prejudice, and inadequate pay. The present study uses Husserl’s descriptive phenomenology to examine and interpret the nurses’ actual experiences throughout the epidemic. There are seven nurses who participated in this study. While four (4) of the nurses work at private hospitals, the three (3) other nurses are employed by the public hospital. The key themes that emerged from the phenomenological analysis of the nurses’ experiences throughout the pandemic were mental and emotional state, the setting of care, and nurses’ motivation. From the results, was concluded that nurses caring for COVID-19 patients exhibit resilience and strength of character (thought and emotion) and nurses’ demanding work seems to go unnoticed by the community and the government, despite the fact that attending COVID-19 patients not only brought them negative effects or challenges but also positive ones like growing emotionally and psychologically closer to family members, becoming more compassionate and appreciative of life, and maintaining motivation.