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Developing strategies to promote resilience was crucial for ICU nurses to overcome these workplace adversities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the strategies used by ICU nurses to promote their resilience and cope with the additional stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A focused ethnographical approach provided the overarching framework for this research project. Nurses working in adult ICUs who had cared for patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic were recruited using a purposive sampling technique, and semistructured interviews were conducted individually using an online videoconference application. A systematic approach as proposed by Roper and Shapira was used to analyze the interviews.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The exploration of strategies used to cope with stressors and to promote resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the identification of 3 categories: (1) changes in coping strategies to enhance resilience; (2) individual resilience strategies; and (3) workplace strategies. 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