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Front‐line nurses’ responses to organizational changes during the COVID‐19 in Spain. A qualitative rapid appraisal
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Aims: To identify the organisational changes faced by front-line nurses working with COVID-19 patients during the first wave and describe how they responded to these changes. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the provision of care and the management of health care around the world. Evolving information about SARS-CoV-2 meant that health care facilities had to be reorganised continually, causing stress and anxiety for nurses. Methods: Qualitative study based on Rapid Research Evaluation and Appraisal (RREAL). The research took place in hospital and community health settings of the Spanish national health system with a purposive sampling of 23 front-line nurses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between May and June 2020. The duration was 30-45 min per interview. We used the Dedoose® data analysis software to perform a thematic analysis. Results: Nurses responded to organisational changes using the following strategies: improvisation, adaptation and learning. Conclusion: Our rapid approach allowed us to record how nurses responded to changing organisation, information that is easily lost in a disaster such as the COVID-19.
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TORT NASARRE, Glòria, et al. Front‐line nurses’ responses to organizational changes during the COVID‐19 in Spain. A qualitative rapid appraisal. Journal of Nursing Management. 2021. [consulted: 17 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/178255