ABSTRACT

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is caused by a novel corona virus strain. This disease is associated with a very high rate of infectivity, which has led to fear and anxiety amongst the people. The viral infection expanded internationally and WHO announced a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. To quickly diagnose and control such a highly infectious disease, suspicious individuals were isolated and diagnostic/treatment procedures were developed through patients' epidemiological and clinical data. However, the real-life experiences of the Corona Warriors (Health Care Professional’s) at COVID wards are highly neglected. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in several short-term and long-term impacts on the physical, social, and psychological health of every individual globally, especially among frontline workers including nurses working in the critical care settings, flu OPD’s, Corona Intensive Care Unit’s etc. Regardless of such risks the Health Care Professional’s risk their life and are serving the humanity at its best against such a deadly disease. Objective: To find out the Challenges and to detect the issues as well as problems faced by Corona Warriors in Covid-19 Ward. Material and methods: A qualitative study approach was used with Phenomological Research Design. Non Probability Sampling Technique was used to select 20 Health Care Professionals who worked in Covid Ward. To collect the data open ended self structured interview questions were used. Results: The collected data were tabulated and analyzed. The results of qualitative data shows that35% of health care professionals did not face any challenge, 30% faced breathing difficulty, 15% faced challenge of staff shortage, 20% faced challenges like lack of ventilators, 15% faced difficulty due to hours of duty. Conclusion: Corona worrier faces many challenges while handling covid patients. The challenges and issues can be resolved through administration support, counseling, continue training, diversion therapy, by reducing duty hours, etc. which will help to render care effectively and stress free. Keywords: Corona Warriors, Challenges and Issues, Covid 19, Corona
Publication date: 15/12/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.1047