Table 3.

Professional Functioning on the Ward (Nursing Staff) and Personal (Nurse Manager) Levels as Compared With Prepandemic Times (N = 25)

Professional functioning on the ward level	M	SD
Staff nurses are more disciplined	3.54	1.14
Staff nurses are more burned out and fatigued	2.83	1.34
All tasks are performed and fully completed	3.50	1.14
Departmental projects continue as usual	2.17	1.05
Working relationships with multiprofessional team are weakened	3.08	1.41
There is a greater disciplinary laxity at work	3.92	1.25
Ward policies and procedures are tailored to the pandemic period	2.52	1.33
Working in capsules contributes to the team working	4.18	.59
Nurses feel a sense of purpose, duty, and pride	4.54	.66
Professional functioning on the personal level
I feel a greater responsibility	3.14	1.46
I am satisfied with my performance as a manager	3.92	.72
I feel burned out and overwhelmed by new tasks and duties	3.46	1.32
Preparing the work schedule and other arrangements is easier while working in permanent capsules	2.92	1.38

Items were scored on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).