Table III.

Quotes related to the risk of infection and fear of transmission

Factor	Interview	Quote
	Female nurse in university hospital	‘Will I get infected? That is your biggest fear.’
Familiarity and unfamiliarity	Female nurse in university hospital	‘After some time it becomes more normal. After a few nights, when I was changing my clothes, my new buddy said, “Huh, aren't you nervous?” But it just becomes sort of a routine.’
Moral norm	Female nurse in university hospital	‘You get instructions like: “If the patient is dying and it is not safe for you, then we let the patient die.” But that is new to us, that is the opposite of normal. We are used to doing everything we can to keep someone alive. So I think you need to discuss the psychological effect of this. “Yes we make this choice, but we do it for your own good.” That is difficult to accept. Witnessing such an event can be very dramatic.’
Prevention of transmission	Female nurse in university hospital	About personal protective equipment (PPE): ‘It demands a lot from your body and you perspire underneath it [the PPE]. Because it is really layer on layer on layer. You do have a cotton T-shirt underneath it, but that is not enough. Your body temperature will really rise, so to speak. Yes, and then you are very happy when you can take the PPE off.’
Social environment	Female nurse in university hospital	‘I think that especially my husband, and my son the most … were more concerned. Like, be careful, if anything happens, let me know.’
	Female physician in university hospital	‘My partner asked me, “Shouldn't you be sleeping on the couch?” It was sort of a joke. But the undertone suggested there was more to it.’
Training and simulation	Female nurse in university hospital	‘More like, I missed the entire psychosocial aspect around it. I thought that was a shortcoming. … At least to sit around the table and listen to what the needs are.’
Working environment	Female nurse in university hospital	About the buddy: ‘It was very clear what was expected from you and what you should do. There was no question about that. And also, how you should do it. You didn't have to figure that out yourself.’
	Male nurse in university hospital	‘Yes … some supervisors stayed at night … so we could discuss things with them if we wanted.’