The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Workforce Resilience and Mental Health Status
Posted: Dec 01, 2020
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global health crisis that has profoundly affected healthcare systems worldwide. Within this context, nursing professionals have occupied a critical frontline position, facing extraordinary challenges that have tested both their clinical capabilities and psychological fortitude. While previous research has documented the mental health toll on healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks, the unique constellation of factors presented by the COVID-19 pandemic—including its prolonged duration, rapidly evolving scientific understanding, political polarization, and resource constraints—creates a distinctive research context that demands novel investigative approaches. This study addresses significant gaps in the current literature by examining not only the negative psychological impacts but also the emergent resilience patterns and adaptive mechanisms that have sustained the nursing workforce through extended crisis conditions. Traditional models of healthcare worker stress have predominantly focused on burnout prevention and individual coping strategies. However, the sustained nature of the pandemic has revealed the limitations of these frameworks, necessitating a more nuanced understanding of how resilience manifests and evolves over time in response to chronic, cumulative stressors.
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