Through brainstorming various qualitative research questions, our group decided that focusing on the experiences of nurses working night shifts at Sick Kids Hospital is what we were most interested in researching. The stress as well as the worry of bringing home COVID-19 to their families as well as to Sick Kids patients has brought curiosity to our group as we are interested in how these individuals coped the past two years.
Not only are we focused on nursing during the pandemic, but in particular research involving work during the night shifts at this hospital and for these individuals as well. A few questions arose when discussing this research question with our group involving the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of these individuals. Questions we thought of that are suitable to the development of our qualitative research question are.
1) How are nurses able to cope with night shifts?
2) Is there a possibility of isolation and loneliness?
3) Do night shifts have a potential impact on nursing performance? All of these questions we hope to discover answers to as we move forward in this course and as new studies develop.
