Lived experiences of Filipino Red Cross volunteer nursing students in COVID-19 vaccination programs.
- Author:
Ysabela Gabrielle D. Granado
1
;
Anika Camille S. Oasan
;
Nicole Rose G. Oyos
;
Ma. Wyrona G. Quiambao
;
Seth Matthew C. Reyes
;
Ma. Denise Christine F. Riñosa
;
Arlly Mae M. Sanchez
;
Janelle P. Castro
;
Tricia Kaye F. Palola
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Quezon City, PH
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
students;
nursing;
COVID-19;
vaccination
- MeSH:
Volunteers
- From:
Health Sciences Journal
2022;11(2):112-118
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
INTRODUCTION:Student volunteers in COVID-19 vaccination activities help augment the health care workforce. However, there is a lack of literature that explores student volunteerism in the Philippines. This paper analyses the shared meanings of the lived experiences of volunteer nursing students during a pandemic.
METHODS:Student nurses who had joined Red Cross vaccination activities were recruited by purposive sampling and interviewed online using a pilot-tested interview guide with open-ended questions. Participants were recruited until data saturation. The data collected was analyzed using Colaizzi’s Seven-Step Method.
RESULTS:The study has identified two main themes that describe the phenomenon of student- nurse volunteerism during COVID-19 vaccination programs: 1) personal motivation and 2) perceived benefits and outcomes. There were four sub-themes under personal motivation - desire for personal growth, intrinsic altruism, past experiences and involvement in volunteer work, and opportunity for advocating against vaccine hesitancy. Perceived benefits and outcomes had two sub-themes - sense of fulfillment in the act of volunteering and opportunity for actual nurse-patient interaction.
CONCLUSION:The findings from the study suggest that, despite the lack of experience of working as frontliners during the COVID-19 vaccination programs, nursing students volunteered due to personal motivations and perceived benefits and outcomes.
- Full text:Lived experiences of Filipino Red Cross.pdf
