Table 3.

Theme, categories, and subcategories extracted from the data

Theme	Main categories	Subcategories
Professional resilience	Complex care	Costs of the protective response Perceived difficult care Perceived futile care Disease transmission to oneself and family members Psychological distress
	Professional development	Protection motivation Empathetic cooperation Professional satisfaction Feeling of professional growth Appreciating health and life
	Caring self-efficacy	Knowledge competency Skills competency