Speaking up during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Nurses' experiences of organizational disregard and silence
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2023•Wiley Online Library
Aim To critically examine nurses' experiences of speaking up during COVID‐19 and the
consequences of doing so. Design Longitudinal qualitative study. Methods Participants were
purposively sampled to represent differing geographical locations, specialities, settings and
redeployment experiences. They were interviewed (remotely) between July 2020 and April
2022 using a semi‐structured interview topic guide. Results Three key themes were
identified inductively from our analysis including:(1) Under threat: The ability to speak up or …
consequences of doing so. Design Longitudinal qualitative study. Methods Participants were
purposively sampled to represent differing geographical locations, specialities, settings and
redeployment experiences. They were interviewed (remotely) between July 2020 and April
2022 using a semi‐structured interview topic guide. Results Three key themes were
identified inductively from our analysis including:(1) Under threat: The ability to speak up or …
Aim
To critically examine nurses' experiences of speaking up during COVID‐19 and the consequences of doing so.
Design
Longitudinal qualitative study.
Methods
Participants were purposively sampled to represent differing geographical locations, specialities, settings and redeployment experiences. They were interviewed (remotely) between July 2020 and April 2022 using a semi‐structured interview topic guide.
Results
Three key themes were identified inductively from our analysis including: (1) Under threat: The ability to speak up or not; (2) Risk tolerance and avoidance: Consequences of speaking up; and (3) Deafness and hostility: Responses to speaking up. Nurses reported that their attempts to speak up typically focused on PPE, patient safety and redeployment. Findings indicate that when NHS Trusts and community services initiated their pandemic response policies, nurses' opportunities to speak up were frequently thwarted.
Conclusion
Accounts presented in this article include nurses' feeling a sense of futility or of suffering in silence in relation to speaking up. Nurses also fear the consequences of speaking up. Those who did speak up encountered a ‘deaf’ or hostile response, leaving nurses feeling disregarded by their organization. This points to missed opportunities to learn from those on the front line.
Impact
Speaking up interventions need to focus on enhancing the skills to both speak up, and respond appropriately, particularly when power, hierarchy, fear and threat might be concerned.
Patient or Public Contribution
Nurses working clinically during COVID‐19 were involved in the development of this study. Participants were also involved in the development of our interview topic guide and comments obtained from the initial survey helped to shape the study design.
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