scholarly journals Swedish registered nurses’ perceptions of caring for patients with intellectual and developmental disability: A qualitative descriptive study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Appelgren ◽  
Karin Persson ◽  
Christel Bahtsevani ◽  
Gunilla Borglin
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Developmental Disability ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disability ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

scholarly journals Registered nurses’ experiences of providing respiratory care in relation to hospital- acquired pneumonia at in-patient stroke units: a qualitative descriptive study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunilla Borglin ◽  
Miia Eriksson ◽  
Madeleine Rosén ◽  
Malin Axelsson
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Stroke Units ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Abstract Objective This study aimed to describe registered nurses’ (RNs) experiences of providing respiratory care in relation to hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), specifically among patients with acute stroke being cared for at in-patient stroke units. Background One of the most common and serious respiratory complications associated with acute stroke is HAP. Respiratory care is among the fundamentals of patient care, and thus competency in this field is expected as part of nursing training. However, there is a paucity of literature detailing RNs’ experiences with respiratory care in relation to HAP, specifically among patients with acute stroke, in the context of stroke units. As such, there is a need to expand the knowledge base relating to respiratory care focusing on HAP, to assist with evidence-based nursing. Design A qualitative descriptive study. Method Eleven RNs working in four different acute stroke units in Southern Sweden participated in the current study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and the transcribed interviews were analysed using inductive content analysis. Results Three overarching categories were identified: (1), awareness of risk assessments and risk factors for HAP (2) targeting HAP through multiple nursing care actions, and (3) challenges in providing respiratory care to patients in risk of HAP. These reflected the similarities and differences in the experiences that RNs had with providing respiratory care in relation to HAP among in-patients with acute stroke. Conclusions The findings from this study suggest that the RNs experience organisational challenges in providing respiratory care for HAP among patients with acute stroke. Respiratory care plays a vital role in the identification and prevention of HAP, but our findings imply that RNs’ knowledge needs to be improved, the fundamentals of nursing care need to be prioritised, and evidence-based guidelines must be implemented. RNs would also benefit from further education and support, in order to lead point-of-care nursing in multidisciplinary stroke teams.

Registered nurses’ experiences of assessing patients with mental illness in emergency care: A qualitative descriptive study

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-161
Author(s):  
Mats Holmberg ◽  
Staffan Hammarbäck ◽  
Henrik Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Patient Assessment ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Existential Dimension

Patients with mental illness are exposed and experience themselves as not being taken seriously in emergency care. Registered nurses need to assess patients with mental illness from a holistic perspective comprising both a physical and an existential dimension. The aim of the study was to describe registered nurses’ (RNs) experiences of assessing patients with mental illness in emergency care. Twenty-eight RNs in prehospital and in-hospital emergency care were individually interviewed. The interviews were analysed descriptively. The design followed the COREQ-checklist. One main theme ‘A conditional patient assessment’ and two themes; ‘A challenged professional role’ and ‘A limited openness for the patient’, comprising in turn four sub-themes emerged. Although the RNs showed willingness to understand the mental illness aspects of their patients, they were insufficient in their assessments. This implies the importance of developing emergency care RNs’ competence, knowledge and self-confidence in assessments and care of patients with mental illness.

scholarly journals Nurses’ perceptions of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: a qualitative descriptive study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Roberts ◽  
Elizabeth McInnes ◽  
Marianne Wallis ◽  
Tracey Bucknall ◽  
Merrilyn Banks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Care Bundle ◽  
Pressure Ulcer Prevention ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Ulcer Prevention
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