Experiences of Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Instructors and Students regarding In-hospital Crisis Management during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Content Analysis

Preparation for a crisis is necessary. The experiences of nursing and midwifery professors and students involved in the Covid-19 pandemic have helped us clarify and better prepare for future crises, particularly for biological crises. Therefore, the present research aimed to explore the views and experiences of nursing and midwifery  instructors and students regarding in-hospital crisis management during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this qualitative study, data collection was done using semi-structured interviews with 14 nursing and midwifery instructors and students with experience in caring for coronavirus patients during the covid-19 pandemic; data analysis was conducted according to the conventional content analysis approach. The analysis of the interviews was accompanied by 425 inference codes, which finally ended in 9 categories and 3 main categories after merging the repeated cases (integrated management, professional ethics and development of specialized knowledge). In order to prepare for biological crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the cooperation of various organizations is necessary for a more proper management of the situation. It is also necessary for health managers to recruit workers after assessing the severity of the crisis, and to help them develop their knowledge and skills with evidence-based training, while sticking to the principles of professional ethics, and paying special attention to maintaining and improving the mental health of the workers.