1. The psychological effects of working in the NHS during a pandemic on final-year students: part 2.
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Kane, Claire, Wareing, Mark, and Rintakorpi, Esa
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MIDWIVES , *WORK environment , *SOCIAL support , *HEALTH occupations students , *PSYCHOLOGY of nursing students , *UNCERTAINTY , *PUBLIC health , *NATIONAL health services , *QUALITATIVE research , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *STUDENT attitudes , *ANXIETY , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *SOCIAL responsibility , *CRISIS intervention (Mental health services) - Abstract
This study explored the psychological experience of a small cohort of nursing and midwifery students who had been deployed to work in the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were employed on band 4 contracts within an acute NHS Trust in the South of England. Overall, students found the experience of being deployed into clinical practice during a major public health emergency a valuable and unique experience that strengthened their resilience. However, students reported a significant level of personal obligation to opt-in to deployment. Working within clinical areas caused heightened anxiety and uncertainty, which was alleviated by managerial support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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