Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of nurses’ experiences of working at Drive-Thru COVID-19 Screening Clinic. Methods: Participants in this study were 8 nurses who worked for more than two weeks at the Drive-Thru COVID-19 Screening Clinic Screening Clinic in P-city, Gyeongbuk, which was declared a Corona19 disaster area. Data collection was conducted through individual in-depth interviews from June to August 2020. For data analysis, Max van Manen's analytical phenomenology research method was applied. Results: The essential theme of the Drive-Thru COVID-19 screening clinic nurse's experiences was ‘A sense of calling as a nurse’, ‘Physical and psychological stress’, ‘Daily life tailored to the work of the screening clinic’, ‘Time to live together in the fight against the virus’, ‘New perception and rewarding for nursing’. Conclusion: The results of this study provide basic data for preparing a support system and understanding the work of nurses who are put on the front line in the event of a disaster by vividly describing the experiences of nurses working at the Drive-Thru screening clinic.

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