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[Audio] Sleeping With The Sea of Sharks: Lived Experiences Of Filipino Nurses With Covid- 19 By: Leynalyn P. Resonable.

[Audio] Background of the Study. Nurses receive their reward as they feel good in their selflessness at the cost of their wellbeing, even their own lives. Yet despite their self-sacrifice, they are discriminated against and even more despised when infected with Covid- 19..

[Audio] This research study operationally explored the lived experiences of nurses who recovered from Covid- 19. It provides the participants affected an opportunity to have a voice and make the public understand their experience from the perspective of a front liner being a patient themselves and how it impacted their lives..

[Audio] The study is entitled "Sleeping with the Sea of Sharks: Lived Experiences of Filipino Nurses with Covid-19". Sharks are regarded as one of the best predators on earth for being ruthless and cold-blooded killers with their aggressive behavior. Being infected of Covid- 19 gave the nurses' not only strong feelings of dread and doom but also made them swim into the ocean of peril. The effect of the pandemic is likened to the sea of sharks..

[Audio] Statement of Objective. This study sought to explore and describe and explore the lived experiences of Filipino nurses diagnosed with Covid- 19..

[Audio] Methods. A descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study. A semi-structured interview guide was utilized in the data gathering, with an in-depth, one-on- one interview with the participants. With their permission, all interviews were audio-recorded and stored in secured digital files that consist of both audio recordings and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed using a thematic analysis technique..

[Audio] Population and Locale of the Study. Seven Filipino nurses who are working in private tertiary hospitals in Luzon, Philippines responsible for providing direct care to patients were enrolled as participants. Individually interviewed between February and April 2021. The participants were willing to participate and gave their full consent to be included in the study. Excluded from the study criteria were nurses working in the outpatient department, clinics, offices, and screening booths. The actual number of participants included was based on the researchers meeting the point of saturation. A purposive sampling technique was used to solicit appropriate participants. For Data Analysis, Colaizzi's seven steps method was used to analyze transcripts..

[Audio] The salient findings of the research study are summarized and major themes with their respective sub-themes were formulated as follows: Number 1: We are crawling in the dark together with its sub-themes includes, I got this like the back of my hand, Imminent danger, Defenseless Warriors, Wretched Nurses, and Enervated Faith. Number 2, Left out in the cold with sub-themes: Claptrap praises for nurses, On the back burner, Recharging batteries. Lastly, Aftermath with sub-themes includes, Adding insult to the injury, Thoughts of walking out a Sworn oath to serve, Recovery from The Hurricane, Highlighting the essentials, Intentional disregard for negatives, and Rejuvenated Faith..

[Audio] The first theme is We Are Crawling in The Dark. The Coronavirus as an unseen enemy has subjected the whole world to extreme chaos causing massive deaths and the fall of economies. It is as though everyone is crawling in the dark and unable to figure out what will happen next and for how long more..

[Audio] Getting it like the back of their hand means having very good knowledge or familiar of something. In their case, they felt they already knew what to do with Covid 19, which they regarded as just another virus. They got used to doing things the same way that they overlooked hazards in their surroundings as Covid 19 started to expand worldwide..

[Audio] Imminent danger means there is cause to believe the well-being of an individual is in peril if no intervention is immediately initiated. Some have underestimated the risk of tasks they performed regularly. The moment they noticed changes in their environment, it was already too late, and they fell victim to the dreadful disease..

[Audio] Defenseless Warriors. The nurses did not have adequate personal protective equipment to use like gowns, and gloves, which put them directly at risk in terms of their own safety and prevented them from being potential carriers of this disease to the patients for whom they were caring. The nurses were burnout working long hours of being understaffed.. Mandatory tests were not administered which the nurses needed for them to ensure their own health and their families..

[Audio] Wretched Nurses. All of them were shocked to find out they were positive for Covid 19.The possibility of being afflicted did not cross their minds. They were miserably thinking of the loved ones they left at home. All their close contacts were quarantined too also with their families. Knowing the stigma of the disease, they feared for their sake. They felt they have caused severe suffering to their loved ones and the guilt feeling lingered. The employers did not care about nurses so much more for their families who were also affected..

[Audio] The participants had inner struggles and thought of their situation while talking to God. Upon knowledge of their positive Covid 19 swab results, the nurses felt that God was punishing them, and some initially felt angry..

[Audio] Left out in the cold. "To be left out in the cold" means "to be ignored, forgotten and neglected". The participants underwent tremendous challenges and struggles as they were going through the experience of being infected with the Covid 19 virus. People around the world acclaimed nurses as heroes, and yet during this time, when they were the ones who were ridden with the disease, all praises were erased, and they were subjected to overwhelming scorn..

[Audio] Claptrap praises for Nurses. Nurses, have also been subject to bullying and stigma, partly due to the perception that they are more likely to contract and spread COVID-19. When their positive Covid 19 results came out, praises ceased for them. The admirations became a claptrap: pretentious nonsense, insincere or empty language. most people were killing them softly with their silence and avoiding gestures..

[Audio] On the back burner means in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action. This describes how the modern heroes are given value by their employers., Coordination with the local agencies for the sake of nurses is poor. There was deficient information regarding swab test results, contact tracing, and support for the infected nurses. Water or refreshments were not included with the food provided during their isolation They even had to provide their own medicine and vitamins. Monitoring paraphernalia was not provided like a thermometer. NO staff call or guide t like doctors, head nurses, the chaplain, or coordinators..

[Audio] the participants found ways to get up on their feet and "recharge their batteries" while confined in their rooms. Prayer became a part of their lives during their time of solitude. Their cell phones became an ally to them as they could communicate with their loved ones. They ensured they were healthy and anticipated negative results for their next swab test. They ate healthy food and took the vitamins they brought, and friends and relatives provided some. Others exercised and did stretching and Zumba to keep fit. One followed up on some work she was not able to endorse. otherswatched TV to divert emotions of boredom, depression, and anxiety..

[Audio] The aftermath means the period immediately following a usually catastrophic event. This central theme describes when the nurses have already recovered from Covid 19.

[Audio] the nurses expressed their anger and dismay as their employers failed to safeguard their wellbeing and show appreciation and value for their services. Their employers did not give them proper compensation. Their quarantine days were categorized as sick leave. Some nurses were not paid. A significant issue, too, was the no providence of hazard pay. The nurses expressed their disdain as they realized that their services were good-for- nothing..