The organizational and managerial challenges experienced by nurses recovered from COVID-19: A phenomenological study

Aim This study was conducted to discover the organizational and managerial challenges of nurses recovered from COVID-19. Background Nurses, who are at the frontline of fighting against COVID-19, face numerous organizational and managerial challenges that impose a burden on their already heavy burden of infection. Working in challenging situations can affect the quality of nursing care. Methods This qualitative study was conducted through an interpretive phenomenological approach. To collect the data, 18 semi-structured interviews were held with 15 recovered nurses, which were then analyzed using van Manen's method. Results The data analysis led to the extraction of four themes: Nurses as victims of organizational prejudice, a profession surrounded by problems, insufficient sources for dealing with COVID-19, and post-COVID-19 development. Conclusion This study showed the organizational and managerial challenges of recovered nurses from Covid-19. Although these nurses had positive experiences, they needed eliminating organizational prejudice, minimizing concerns, and sufficient resources to deal with the crisis. Implications for nursing management It is believed that these results can be used as a guide to nurse managers to improve the experience of recovered nurses from COVID-19 by treating all employees with equal kindness, considering to their problems, and minimizing burden by actively providing resources.