The Perception of Nurses about Migrants after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Close Contact Improves the Relationship

Nurses have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic a tough professional situation in which they have had to work in a resource-limited context and with a high probability of COVID-19 transmission. In today's multicultural societies, care for immigrant patients is also included. In our study, we hav...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-01, Vol.20 (2), p.1200
Main Authors: Berenguel Chacón, Paula, Plaza Del Pino, Fernando Jesús, Molina-Gallego, Brigida, Ugarte-Gurrutxaga, María Idoia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cultural competence
Data analysis
Data collection
Disease transmission
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration
Informed consent
Interpersonal relations
Interviews
Medical research
Migrants
Migration
Nurses
Nursing
Pandemics
Patients
Perception
Prejudice
Professional ethics
Professionals
Qualitative Research
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social exclusion
Stereotypes
Training
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Summary:Nurses have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic a tough professional situation in which they have had to work in a resource-limited context and with a high probability of COVID-19 transmission. In today's multicultural societies, care for immigrant patients is also included. In our study, we have delved into the perception of hospital nurses towards migrant people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 nurses. Seven categories emerged and were distributed in the three blocks of the interviews: (a) perception before the pandemic: prejudices make a mark and communication problems; (b) perception after the pandemic: prejudices weaken and communication worsens; and (c) how to improve care: improve communication, more nurses, and no need for training. The approach in the interpersonal relationship between nurses and patients during the pandemic has improved health care. Proposals arise to overcome the language barrier such as the incorporation of intercultural translators-mediators and professionals of foreign origin. There is a lack of awareness of the need for training in cultural competence on the part of the nurses in the study.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20021200