Group 1

Arcega, Romar Rico

Bolor, Alebel

Gunday, Kimberly Joyce

Title:

Lived Experiences of the Nurses in the COVID ward of Golden

Gate General Hospital

Research Questions

Statement of the Problem:

1.What is the demographic profile of the respondents?

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

1.3 Professional Qualification

2.How do the respondents describe the physical set-up in the COVID ward?

3.How do the respondents describe their experience in the COVID ward in terms of :

1.1 Wearing Personal Protective Equipment

1.2 Interaction with the COVID patient

1.3 Standard Operating Procedure in caring with COVID patient

4.How do the respondents describe their emotions when they are taking care of their

patients?

5. What action plan can be developed for future health crisis?

Interview Questions

1. Demographic profile of the Respondents

1.1 Age

29

1.2 Gender

Female

1.3 Professional Qualification

Staff Nurse

2. How do the respondents describe the physical set-up in the COVID ward?

Dun kasi ang ginagawa isang boung floor third floor kasi yun nilagay bale

meron dong exit at meron din dung entrance meron din dung nilagay na

mga harang meron kami dong donning at doffing.”

2.1 How will you describe the COVID ward?

Nakakatakot(while smiling saying)

Nakakatakot sa una pero kalaunan okay naman”

2.2 How many patients are there inside the room?

Maximum namin ten room in private naman yun one patient one room boy

2.3 Is there proper ventilation inside the room? Is it air-conditioned?

Yes, meron exhaust fan na nakalagay every room lagi yung nakabukas

kapag may patient sa loob.. Every room naman ay air condition

2.4 How many bedrooms inside the room?

Dalwa isa for the patient isa para sa bantay kung meron”
3. How do the respondents describe their experience in the COVID ward in terms of :

Wearing Personal Protective equipment

3.1 What are the different Personal Protective Equipments that you usually wear before entering

the ward?

Kasi sa isolation ward level 4 ppe ang sinusuot kapag nadun sa loob hindi pwede pumasok

yung mga level 3 pababa.. Level 4 is complete gear naka ppe suit, n95 mask, goggles, face

shield boots tapos may mga ano pa hair net.. Complete

3.2 How long did you wear your PPE? Is your PPE good for 8 hours?

“Dapat 8 hours lang yun kaso ang dutihan kasi ay 12 hours 6 to 6 lagi ang duty ng dalwang

nurse kaya for the entire 12 hours isang ppe lang.. Papalit lang kami kapag nasira or meron

kaming patients na toxic and nag intubate or sobrang na natapunan yung sout namin kailangan

namin magpalit”

3.3 What kind of PPE did you use?

Level 4,. kasi sa level 4 ay complete set na yun katulad ng sinabi ko kanina lahat ng gear meron

ka kapag pumasok ka ng iso.. Level 2 isolation gown lang yung gamit”

3.4 After using PPE’s do you wash it or replace it with a new one?

No,. Discard na agad kaya kami meron kami doffing area kapag nagamit na discard na”

3.5 What struggle have you experience in putting PPE gear?

Mainit,. Sobrang init lalo na kapag ganitong ano summer kasi although ang nurse station naman

namin is air condition kaso kapag papasok kanang room kapag nasa hallway at tyaka minsan

sa ibang room walang aircon ayaw nilang mag aircon so sobrang init nung ppe kasi talagang

naka ano.. Kaya kapag nung panloob namin nung una pansuot namin sa loob is naka long

sleeve ngayon hindi na namin magawa naka t-shirt nalang and short-sleeve.. Yun lang mainit

lang”
3.6 How are your actions or movements limited due to wearing PPE?

“Not totally naman kasi yung ppe naman is malaki kaysa sa size mo kaya hindi siya ganun

kahirap kumilos.. Isa palang naman pala is yung ano kapag gumagamit ka ng goggles at tyaka

yung face shield nagmomoist kaya minsan hindi na namin makita yung labas ganun”

3.7 What is the difference working in this pandemic compared to the previous set-up without a

pandemic?

Malaking iba compared dun sa dati kasi ngayong pandemic parang limited na yung kilos namin

dati yung wala pang pandemic sa ward we don’t need to wear face mask minsan walang face

mask ngayon hindi ka pwede papasok ng walang face mask then yung working environment din

is medyo hassle kasi yung iba kahit nurses yun nga natatakot kaya para hindi mona magawa

minsan yung iba then yung quality care hindi na kagaya yung dati kasi ngayon hindi pwede

magtagal ng sobrang tagal sa patient limited lang yung time mo”

Interaction with COVID patients

3.8 How far is the distance between you and the COVID patient?

Okay naman kasi ang mga covid patient naman ang ginagawa kasi namin is lalo na kalimitan

kasi ayaw na nila magpasama sa ibang relative so sila nalang yung nandon sa room magisa

lang so ginagawa namin is eni encourage namin sila para hindi madepres kasi yun kauna

unahan nangyayari sa kanila nadi depress naeeh stress lalo na kapag magisa lang”

3.9 How long did you stay in a COVID ward?

Kataasan sa isang patient nagtatagal lang kami dun maximum is 5 minutes kasi kaylangan mo

lang naman kasi dun magbigay ng gamot, mag inject tapos mag vital signs yun lamang naman..

Ngayon every 4 hours parin naman kaso yung time kailangan mo eh stay diba dati kailangan

mo pang bed side care na gagawin sa patient pwedeng ikaw ang magpalit ng diapers o ano

ngayon kailang mong eh a sign yun dun sa,. although ginagawa parin namin pero kapag
kailangan kailangan lang talaga ngayon kasi hindi mo kailangan magtagal sa room ng patient

hangat maari limited lang yung time ng exposure mo kahit pa sabihin na naka ppe ka”

Standard Operating Protocols in caring with COVID patient

Ganun padin kasi ang ginagawa namin is kada patients kung one patient to another kailangan

mo lagi magpalit ng glabs tapos bawal mong yun o hindi ka pwede magtangal.. Ang mahirap

lang kasi is kapag magsweswero ka mahirap magano ng doble doble yung glabs mo kasi

saamin kapag nasa isolation room ka two to three na patong nang glabs yung suot mo hindi

pwede isa lang.. Ganun padin protocol na laging nakasuot ng ppe never enter the room ng

patient na wala kang face shield naka complete and bago din pumasok sa room ng patient

meron kaming nakalagay pa na sinusuot pa naming na isolation gown bago pumasok kaya

mainit kasi para hindi talagang direct contaminated yung suot naming over all”

4.How do the respondents describe their emotions when they are taking care of their

patients?

4.1 How do you feel when handling a COVID patient?

Nung una natatakot kami lalo na nung first time namin maka handle ng covid patient pero

ngayon napi feel namin is sanay na at tyaka mapi feel mo kasi sa kanila na nakakaawa yung

kalagayan nila lalo na kapag kasi kapag dumating sa amin kakaonti lang yung kasi yung

dumadating na direct positive kataasan laging pui kaya kapag nabibigay kami ng result kapag

dumadating kami yung nagsasabi sa patient na covid positive siya minsan umiiyak or na di

depress na eeh stress kapag nariinig na positive siya kaya yun nga kailangan mo is yung

encouragement sa patient”

4.2 How do you sympathize with the COVID patients?

Maraming beses na kami na halos lahat naguusap usap na ayaw na namin kaso kami lang

talaga yung pumayag na dyumuti sa ganun maraming beses na gusto na naming mag quit

meron time na mapapaupo ka nalang kasi sobrang toxic mo kaso hindi mo maibigay yung full

na care sa patient kasi yung drans din kasi yung suot mo eh,. ppe mo kaya hindi mo maibigay

yung hindi kagaya nung dati nung wala pang pandemic na kapag nag toxic patient mo sugod ka

agad kahit wala kang suot ngayon hindi pwedeng ganun kaya lahat halos kami dumating sa

point na ayaw na sunod sunod na puro positive dumadating

Other question:

Kasi ako magisa lang ako sa bahay kasi yung husband ko nasa ibang bansa tapos yung

manga family ko kasi is nasa balagtas so ilang buwan yun na talaga yun na hindi ako umuuwi

sa kanila kasi naiisip mo natatakot ka kasi baka may dala kang virus dahil dyumuti ako sa

hospital so kailangan mo tiisin yung time na hindi ka makakapunta sa kanila talagang us in

months yun hindi kami makauwe tapos yung iba minsan dun na sa ibinigay saaming room yung

iba minsan dun na nageestay sa hospital”

4.3 How do you show your care when handling COVID patients?

Ang aming inisip nalang yung kasi iba minsan may na sinasabi na ay kaya naman naging

positive yan kasi pagala gala ganun,. Ang iniisip nalang namin is parang hindi naman ginusto

nung tao na magkameron siya lalo na yung stigma nung mga tao dati kapag nalaman na

positive yung patient iba yung nagiging response nung manga tao so kami kung ano yung care

namin sa piu na hindi postive ganun din yung sa kahit covid patient hindi namin pinapakita na

nangilag kami sa kanila kasi covid patient sila so hindi namin ipinapakita na iba na ganun.”