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Fekonja Z, Kmetec S, Fekonja U, Reljić NM, Pajnkihar M, Strnad M. Emergency triage nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors and the safety of the patient during triage encounters: a grounded theory study. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:453. [PMID: 38961433 PMCID: PMC11221186 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-02122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Triage is a dynamic process prioritising the patient coming to the emergency department. Caring behaviour and patient safety during the triage process are essential for ensuring a good care experience and treatment outcome. OBJECTIVE To describe triage nurses' perceptions on caring behaviors and patient safety in the triage area. DESIGN Strauss and Corbin's Grounded theory method was used to develop the model. METHODS The study was conducted in the emergency department in northeastern Slovenia. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection, and 19 triage nurses were selected by theoretical sampling, guided by emerging categories between November 2021 and July 2022. The data analysis was conducted according to Strauss and Corbin's coding framework. RESULTS The analysis of the interviews generated one category: The process of creating a caring and safe triage encounter for the patient, together with two categories that explain the key phenomenon: (1) Triage caring and (2) Safety in the triage process. Within the category "Triage caring", four subcategories were developed: (1) Assurance of triage nurses' presence, (2) Connectedness, (3) Respectful attitude, and (4) Knowledge and skills. The category Safety in the triage process consists of three identified subcategories: (1) Conception and perception of safety, (2) Factors influencing patient safety, and (3) Improving the triage safety. CONCLUSIONS The triage nurses' perceptions about caring for the patient and his safety in the triage area show that caring and safety are inseparably linked and coincide when triaging a patient. Namely, caring for the patient means ensuring the patient's safety at the same time. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NURSING FIELD A better understanding of the importance of triage nurses' caring behavior and patient safety emerges from the findings, highlighting the challenges faced in a busy emergency department where nurses must balance providing care and responding to patients' needs while ensuring safety. Findings in the study show that patient care and safety are inseparably linked and coincide when triaging a patient. Moreover, applying caring behaviour during triage encounter results in greater patient safety. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION The study's design, evaluation of the findings, and execution did not need the involvement of patients or the general public. Participants were triage nurses working in the emergency department. Triage nurses were interviewed about their perceptions of triage nurses on caring behaviors and patient safety during triage encounter.
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- Zvonka Fekonja
- Faculty of Health Science, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia.
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- Faculty of Health Science, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia
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- Emergency Department, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Science, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Science, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia
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- Emergency Department, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
- Prehospital Unit, Department for Emergency Medicine, Community Healthcare Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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Yaseri A, Roozbeh M, Kazemi R, Lotfinia S. Brain stimulation for patients with multiple sclerosis: an umbrella review of therapeutic efficacy. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:2549-2559. [PMID: 38289559 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-024-07365-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Multiple sclerosis patients often experience various symptoms that can greatly impact their quality of life. There are various brain stimulation techniques that have been evaluated for their ability to reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. However, there is inconsistency in the specific stimulation methods used and the symptoms targeted in the existing research. This umbrella review conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of brain stimulation and identify limitations and gaps for further research. In this umbrella review, we conducted a searched on Web of Knowledge, PubMed, and Scopus database. We specifically looked for reviews, with or without meta-analyses, that have investigated the effects of brain stimulation methods on symptoms of multiple sclerosis. All articles were examined by AMSTAR 2 (A Measure Tool to Assess Systematic Review 2). We identified 155 articles, of which 14 were eligible for inclusion. Of those, five were qualitative studies and nine were meta-analyses. Among the included studies, four examined the use of deep brain stimulation, while ten investigated the therapeutic potential of noninvasive brain stimulation. Considering the heterogeneity of studies, the current evidence suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may be effective in treating pain and improving motor function, while transcranial direct current stimulation may be useful in alleviating fatigue and enhancing certain aspects of cognitive performance. Deep brain stimulation, on the other hand, appears to be effective in reducing tremors. However, further research is warranted to validate these findings and address the existing limitations in the field.
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- Aram Yaseri
- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Brain Mapping Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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Dewar J, Cook C, Smythe E, Spence D. An analysis of time conceptualisations and good care in an acute hospital setting. Nurs Inq 2024; 31:e12613. [PMID: 37927168 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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This study articulates the relationship between conceptualisations of time and the accounts of good care in an acute setting. Neoliberal healthcare services, with their focus on efficiencies, predominantly calculate quality care based on time-on-the-clock workforce management planning systems. However, the ways staff conceptualise and then relate to diverse meanings of time have implications for good care and for staff morale. This phenomenological study was undertaken in acute medical-surgical wards, investigating the contextual, temporal nature of care embedded in human relations. The study interviews involved 17 participants: 11 staff, 3 previous patients and 3 family members. Data were analysed iteratively to surface the phenomenality of temporality and good care. The following constituents of the data set are explored that together illustrate the relationship between the conceptualisations of time and the accounts of good care in an acute setting: patient time as a relational journey; patient time, sovereign time and time ethics and time, teamwork and flow. The findings are clinically significant because they offer a contrasting narrative about the relationship between time and care quality. The experiences of giving and receiving good care are indivisible from how temporality is experienced and the social relations within which care is embedded. Healthcare staff experience temporality differently from patients and families, a point that healthcare participants in this study appeared to comprehend and accommodate. For all parties involved in providing care or being the recipient of care, however, the capacity to be present was valued as a humanising ethic of care. Our study reinforces the importance of not creating presumptive binaries about which temporal structures are more or less humanising-there is a place for a fast-paced tempo, which can be experienced as being in the flow of human relations with one's team and on behalf of patients.
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- Jan Dewar
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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Havana T, Kuha S, Laukka E, Kanste O. Patients' experiences of patient-centred care in hospital setting: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Scand J Caring Sci 2023; 37:1001-1015. [PMID: 37066838 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient-centred care (PCC) has been proposed as an appropriate approach for addressing current shifts in healthcare needs. Although the importance of PCC is generally recognised, PCC is poorly understood by patients in the hospital settings. OBJECTIVES To identify patients' experiences of PCC in hospital settings. METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN This systematic review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) guidance for systematic reviews of qualitative evidence and the PRISMA checklist for reporting systematic reviews. The search strategy included peer-reviewed qualitative studies published after 2010 in English or Finnish. The databases searched were SCOPUS, MEDLINE, CINAHL and Medic. Unpublished studies and grey literature were searched in MedNar. Ten qualitative studies were included, and their quality was assessed by two independent reviewers using JBI quality assessment criteria. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Studies were included if they had explored adult patient experiences of PCC in hospital settings. RESULTS A thematic analysis produced 14 subthemes which were grouped into five analytical themes: the presence of the professional, patient involvement in care, receiving information, the patient-professional relationship and being seen as a person. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This review suggests that the implementation and provision of PCC in hospitals is incomplete and patients' involvement in their own care should be in the focus of PCC. The majority of patients experienced receiving PCC, but others did not. The need for improvement of patient involvement was strongly emphasised. Patients highlighted the importance of professionals being present and spending time with patients. Patients felt well-informed about their care but expressed the need for better communication. Meaningful patient-professional relationships were brokered by professionals demonstrating genuine care and respecting the patient as an individual. To improve the implementation of PCC, patient experiences should be considered in the development of relevant hospital care strategies. In addition, more training in PCC and patient-professional communication should be provided to health care professionals.
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- Tiina Havana
- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- The Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- The Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- The Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Helsinki, Finland
- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Crocco IM, Goodlitt L, Parkosewich JA. The Effect of an Educational Intervention on Nurses' Knowledge, Perception, and Use of Nursing Presence in the Perioperative Setting. J Perianesth Nurs 2023; 38:305-311. [PMID: 36494296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Explore the effect of a nursing presence educational intervention on nurse circulators' perceptions, knowledge, and use of nursing presence with patients undergoing surgical procedures. DESIGN One group, pretest-posttest design. METHODS Nursing presence is an intentional-reflective way of being with patients that was operationalized using four domains (Attention-to-Environment, Interaction Quality, Focus-of-Energy, and Active Engagement). Data collection involved observations of participants in practice and completion of surveys to examine 34 randomly selected nurse circulators' knowledge, perception, and use of nursing presence before and after participating in a nursing presence educational intervention. Dependent t tests and McNemar tests were used to examine relationships between the independent and three dependent variables - knowledge, perceptions, and use of nursing presence. FINDINGS The educational intervention significantly enhanced participants' nursing presence knowledge, but not perceptions, which were very high at baseline. Participants' significantly increased their use of 3 of 4 nursing presence domains with the exception of the Attention-to-Environment domain, which is related to promoting a healing environment. CONCLUSIONS Lack of attention to promoting a healing environment by the surgical team created a barrier to circulators' ability to successfully use all four nursing presence domains. Embracing nursing presence as a practice framework involves cooperation from the surgical team and a shift in perioperative environment from a chaotic to healing one.
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- Ingrid M Crocco
- Perioperative Services, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.
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- Center for Professional Practice Excellence, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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Janerka C, Leslie GD, Gill FJ. Development of patient-centred care in acute hospital settings: A meta-narrative review. Int J Nurs Stud 2023; 140:104465. [PMID: 36857979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient-centred care is widely recognised as a core aspect of quality health care and has been integrated into policy internationally. There remains a disconnect between policy and practice, with organisations and researchers continuing to offer definitions and frameworks to suit the operational context. It is unclear if and how patient-centred care has been adopted in the acute care context. AIM To understand the development of patient-centred care in the context of acute hospital settings over the past decade. METHODS A literature review was conducted in accordance with RAMESES standards and principles for meta-narrative reviews. Five databases (Medline, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, JBI) were searched for full-text articles published between 2012 and 2021 related to patient-centred care in the acute care setting, in the context of nursing, medicine and health policy. Literature reviews and discussion papers were excluded. Articles were selected based on their relevance to the research aim. Descriptive and thematic analysis and synthesis of data were undertaken via an interpretivist process to understand the development of the topic. RESULTS One hundred and twenty four articles were included that reported observational studies (n = 78), interventions (n = 34), tool development (n = 7), expert consensus (n = 2), quality improvement (n = 2), and reflection (n = 1). Most studies were conducted in developed countries and reported the perspective of patients (n = 33), nurses (n = 29), healthcare organisations (n = 7) or multiple perspectives (n = 50). Key words, key authors and organisations for patient-centred care were commonly recognised and provided a basis for the research. Fifty instruments measuring patient-centred care or its aspects were identified. Of the 34 interventions, most were implemented at the micro (clinical) level (n = 25) and appeared to improve care (n = 30). Four articles did not report outcomes. Analysis of the interventions identified three main types: i) staff-related, ii) patient and family-related, and iii) environment-related. Analysis of key findings identified five meta-narratives: i) facilitators of patient-centred care, ii) threats to patient-centred care, iii) outcomes of patient-centred care, iv) elements of patient-centred care, and v) expanding our understanding of patient-centred care. CONCLUSIONS Interest in patient centred care continues to grow, with reports shifting from conceptualising to operationalising patient-centred care. Interventions have been successfully implemented in acute care settings at the micro level, further research is needed to determine their sustainability and macro level implementation. Health services should consider staff, patient and organisational factors that can facilitate or threaten patient-centred care when planning interventions. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Patient-centred care in acute care settings - we have arrived! Is it sustainable?
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- Carrie Janerka
- School of Nursing, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia; Fiona Stanley Hospital, South Metropolitan Health Service, Western Australia, Australia.
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- School of Nursing, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia; Fiona Stanley Hospital, South Metropolitan Health Service, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia; Perth Children's Hospital, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Western Australia, Australia
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Motshabi PS, Du Plessis E, Watson F. Factors limiting presence: Perceptions of nurses working in a public psychiatric hospital. Curationis 2022; 45:e1-e9. [PMID: 36453816 PMCID: PMC9724096 DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v45i1.2377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Presence is a therapeutic skill that has a healing effect not only on the mental healthcare user but also the nurse. There was a need to explore nurses' perceptions on factors that limit presence, especially in a public psychiatric hospital in a rural province such as North West, South Africa, where there are limited resources and nurses need to rely heavily on their therapeutic use of self. OBJECTIVES To report on nurses' perceptions of factors limiting presence when working in a public psychiatric hospital. METHOD A qualitative descriptive inquiry was applied, with purposive sampling. Semistructured individual interviews were held with 10 nurses. Thematic data analysis was applied. RESULTS Intrapersonal factors that were found to limit presence arose from the view that mental healthcare users (MHUs) are difficult to engage with; the tendency to view 'good care' primarily as physical care with limited insight into presence was also recognised. Interpersonal and transpersonal factors related to difficulties in communicating with MHUs and in the work environment. CONCLUSION Addressing factors that limit presence were found to require courage, the overcoming of interpersonal distance and a transformational process.Contribution: This article contributes important insights that can be used by nurse leaders to promote the practice of presence to improve the quality of psychiatric nursing care in developing contexts, such as a rural province in South Africa.
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Goodrich GW, Lazenby JM. Elements of patient satisfaction: An integrative review. Nurs Open 2022; 10:1258-1269. [PMID: 36306415 PMCID: PMC9912404 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIM To summarize the scientific literature on the elements essential to understanding a nursing definition of patient satisfaction. DESIGN Whittemore and Knafl's methodology was used for this integrative review. METHODS Articles were included if the studies they explored patient satisfaction in patient populations and measured patient satisfaction using standardized, validated instruments. Elements in this review were defined as the essential components that create the complex concept of patient satisfaction. RESULTS Thirty articles were found and analysed in full. Five definitions of patient satisfaction were used, all of which were at least 20 years old. Twenty-two different measures of patient satisfaction were used, six of which were nursing-specific. Sixty-eight elements of patient satisfaction were studied in the included articles. Forty-three elements were reported as having a significant relationship with patient satisfaction, 25 were reported as having no significant relationship. Eight elements had both significant and non-significant relationships.
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- University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of NursingIrvineCaliforniaUSA
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Mcharo SK, Bally J, Spurr S, Walker K, Peacock S, Holtslander L. Exploring nursing presence as experienced by parents in pediatric oncology. J Pediatr Nurs 2022; 66:86-94. [PMID: 35687929 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nursing presence has been viewed as a valuable way to create therapeutic relationships and has been linked to better health outcomes for patients and families. However, whether nursing presence can be described and how parents in pediatric oncology experience this phenomenon remains unanswered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore how parents of children with cancer describe and experience nursing presence. METHODS This study used Giorgi's phenomenological approach to explore nursing presence as experienced by parents of children with cancer. Ten participants from a pediatric oncology clinic in Canada were interviewed. Giorgi's approach was used to analyze these data. FINDINGS Based upon participants' descriptions, a structure of nursing presence emerged which included six constituent features: An attitude of presence, a source of encouragement, clinical experience and expertise, therapeutic communication, family involvement, and a sense of home away from home. Most notably, nursing presence as experienced by parents was characterized by the 'being' and 'doing' of presence which were equally important. CONCLUSION The experiences described by parents provided rich and nuanced insights into what it meant to experience nursing presence in a pediatric oncology setting. This study provides a structure for this meaning making and expounds on its constituent features, describing what nursing presence resembles when experienced by parents of children with cancer. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This study informs nursing practice, policy, and education in ways that are likely to enhance care and the subsequent well-being of pediatric oncology patients and families.
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- Solomon K Mcharo
- University of Saskatchewan, College of Nursing, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, College of Nursing, E4348 Health Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, College of Nursing, E4244 Health Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, College of Education, 3063 Education, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, College of Nursing, E4340 Health Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, College of Nursing, E4252 Health Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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Atashzadeh-Shoorideh F, Parvizy S, Hosseini M, Raziani Y, Mohammadipour F. Developing and validating the nursing presence scale for hospitalized patients. BMC Nurs 2022; 21:138. [PMID: 35655206 PMCID: PMC9161566 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-022-00896-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aim
We developed and psychometrically tested the Nursing Presence Scale.
Background
Nursing presence is a foundation for professional nursing practice; therefore, it is critical to measure this concept.
Introduction
This instrument development study was designed to generate an itemized scale and psychometric testing using a sample of Iranian patients.
Methods
Based on both a concept development and literature review, and finally face and content validity 44-item draft scale was generated. During November 2018–2019, 774 patients were surveyed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the scale’s construct validity; concurrent and predictive reliability of the nursing presence scale were also evaluated. We also examine the weighting to scale items.
Results
The analyses yielded a 36-item, 4-factor scale that adequately fit the data. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the whole instrument was 0.94. The intra class correlation coefficient was 0.91. Nursing Presence Scale scores were positively correlated with Revised Humane Caring Scale and predicted 25% of missed nursing care.
Conclusion
This 36-item has good reliability and validity, making it useful for measuring the current condition of nursing presence.
Implications for Nursing and Health Policy
Measuring the frequency of nursing presence allows for data-driven planning and upgrading the inpatient care services.
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Mcharo SK, Bally J, Spurr S. Nursing Presence in Pediatric Oncology: A Scoping Review. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 2021; 39:99-113. [PMID: 34558334 DOI: 10.1177/10434542211041939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Nursing presence creates meaningful and trusting relationships that facilitate healing for the patient and enhances the nurse's clinical experience. Although nursing presence has been linked to better health outcomes especially in chronic illnesses and end-of-life, little is known about its contribution in pediatric oncology. Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to explore how nursing presence is understood and expressed in pediatric oncology. Methods: Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework was used to guide the review, with Clarke and Braun's (2013) thematic analysis process used for collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. Key search terms were developed for searches between January 1999 and July 2020 in CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Psych INFO databases. Initially, 4,357 studies were identified with a final sample of nine articles meeting specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Gray literature retrieved from the search was used to inform the review. Findings: Most notably, there is a limited understanding of nursing presence in pediatric oncology setting. However, findings revealed five themes that can be identified with nursing presence: Being With or Being There, Therapeutic Relationships, Communication, Family-centered Approach, and Perceived Outcomes of Nursing Presence. Nurses in pediatric oncology are in an ideal position to provide nursing presence in order to improve the quality of care in pediatric oncology settings. Discussion: There is a need to establish a comprehensive evidence-based understanding of the construct of nursing presence in pediatric oncology that health care providers can utilize to enhance their clinical practice and health research.
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- Solomon K Mcharo
- 7235College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- 7235College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- 7235College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Kalimashe L, du Plessis E. Mental healthcare users' self-reported medication adherence and their perception of the nursing presence of registered nurses in primary healthcare. Health SA 2021; 26:1618. [PMID: 34394970 PMCID: PMC8335782 DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Medication adherence remains a challenge in the management of mental healthcare users (MHCUs), despite it being regarded as crucial for better health outcomes. Nurses at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities can play an important role through nursing presence in enhancing MHCUs’ medication adherence. Aim This article aimed to investigate the relationship between MHCUs’ self-reported medication adherence and their perception of the nursing presence by registered nurses in PHC. Setting An urban health district in Gauteng province, South Africa. Methods A quantitative, descriptive correlational, cross-sectional design was used. The sample included 180 MHCUs. Data were collected using the Medication Adherence Rating Scale and the Presence of Nursing Scale. Results The overall adherence level of respondents was partially adherent, with an average score of 6.45 out of a total score of 10. Respondents also reported a low level of perceived nursing presence demonstrated by registered nurses, with an average score of 72.2 out of 125. The results indicated a positive correlation between respondents’ self-reported medication adherence and their perceived nursing presence of registered nurses as evidenced by the positive value of the correlation coefficient of 0.69 with a corresponding significance probability value of 0.000 (r = 0.69; p = 0.00). Conclusion The level of perceived nursing presence demonstrated by registered nurses played a significant role in influencing MHCUs’ level of medication adherence. The registered nurses can improve MHCUs’ medication adherence by demonstrating nursing presence skills such as good listening skills and taking care of MHCUs as individuals and not as a disease. Contribution The results of this study confirm that there is a correlation between nursing presence and medication adherence. This holds significant value for future research in nursing presence. These findings also provide registered nurses in PHC with a valuable tool to improve medication adherence, namely nursing presence.
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- Lillian Kalimashe
- Department of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, West Rand Health District, Gauteng Department of Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- NuMIQ Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Akansel N, Watson R, Vatansever N, Özdemir A. Nurses' perceptions of caring activities in nursing. Nurs Open 2021; 8:506-516. [PMID: 33318857 PMCID: PMC7729643 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aim This study aimed to determine nurses' perceptions of caring activities in nursing. Design A descriptive study design. Methods A Turkish translation of the 25-item version of the Caring Dimensions Inventory was completed by 260 nurses working in one university hospital. Data were analysed using Mokken scaling. Results Technical aspects of nursing were highly endorsed items such as "observing the effects of a medication on a patient, measuring vital signs, being technically competent with a clinical procedure, consulting with the doctor" except for the item "providing privacy for a patient" which is a psychosocial item. The range of items included in the Mokken scale with "providing privacy for a patient" (mean = 4.31) as the most endorsed, and "exploring the patient's lifestyle" (mean = 2.60) being the least endorsed item. Listening to patients and involving them in their care are not considered as caring.
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- Neriman Akansel
- Department of NursingBursa Uludag University Faculty of Health SciencesBursaTurkey
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- FAAN Professor of NursingUniversity of Hull Faculty of Health and Social CareHullUK
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- Department of NursingBursa Uludag University Faculty of Health SciencesBursaTurkey
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- Department of NursingBursa Uludag University Faculty of Health SciencesBursaTurkey
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Cresp SJ, Lee SF, Moss C. A framework for nurses working in partnership with substitute decision-makers for people living with advanced dementia: A discursive paper. J Clin Nurs 2020; 31:1864-1873. [PMID: 33348467 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To describe and discuss clinical strategies for nurses working in partnership with substitute decision-makers for people living with advanced dementia. BACKGROUND By providing person-centred care to patients living with advanced dementia, nurses are positioned to work in partnership with substitute decision-makers who make healthcare decisions related to advanced care. Because the experience of being substitute decision-makers is complex and stressful, nurses need skillsets for working in partnership with substitute decision-makers. DESIGN In this discursive paper, an innovative framework for working in partnership with substitute decision-makers is proposed. METHOD Evidence-based findings from a systematic review provided five domain foci for the partnership framework. In each domain, two clinical strategies were discursively proposed. Clinical strategies were hypothesised from research findings and insights from the authors' nursing experiences. Then, topical literature was searched, and findings were used to support the discursively argued strategies. DISCUSSION To deal with complexities and reduce stress for substitute decision-makers, an innovative Nurse-Substitute Decision-Maker Partnership Framework for use in the context of advanced dementia is proposed and discussed. The partnership framework consists of five domains: Building trust, Exploring emotions, Translating quality of life, Encouraging proactivity and Negotiating families. Within these domains, ten strategies to support the practices of clinical nurses to work in partnership with substitute decision-makers are discussed. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE In the framework, the ten clinical nursing strategies are designed to provide targeted care to substitute decision-makers in areas that are known to cause complexity and stress to them. The Nurse-Substitute Decision-Maker Partnership Framework has been designed to improve nurse-substitute decision-maker partnerships and reduce the stress experienced by substitute decision-makers as they work through the complexities associated with advanced dementia.
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- Sarah Jane Cresp
- Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Landis TT, Severtsen BM, Shaw MR, Holliday CE. Professional identity and hospital-based registered nurses: A phenomenological study. Nurs Forum 2020; 55:389-394. [PMID: 32096218 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Nurses continue to struggle to define their role as professionals in the hospital-setting often being represented in media as less competent than other health care providers. Paradoxically, an annual poll of the public consistently identifies nursing as the most trusted profession. This dichotomy of simultaneously being considered incompetent yet holding a high level of trust leads nurses to question their own professional identity. A gap exists in the literature about the professional identity of nurses who work directly with patients in the hospital environment. METHODOLOGY Therefore, the aim of this interpretive phenomenology study was to describe the lived experience of nurses working with patients in the hospital environment and the meaning of this phenomenon as it relates to their professional identity. RESULTS Four themes were identified: (a) being validated as an expert by providers within the healthcare system; (b) working well as a valued member of a team; (c) advocating for the patient's needs despite opposition; and (d) Valuing human-ness in the patient. IMPLICATIONS The findings provide a deeper representation of the practice of hospital-based nurses and implications for Anchornurses to be empowered in their workplace.
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Sebrant L, Jong M. What's the meaning of the concept of caring?: a meta-synthesis. Scand J Caring Sci 2020; 35:353-365. [PMID: 32271480 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Registered Nurses are expected to have acquired knowledge about the fundamental concepts within nursing science throughout their training and clinical work. However, the terminology and the concept of caring are debated; therefore, there is a need for a continuous critical investigation of scientific concepts within the area of nursing. OBJECTIVES To illuminate nurses' perception about the meaning of the scientific concept of caring. DESIGN A qualitative systematic literature search was performed that subsequently underwent a descriptive meta-synthesis in line with Deborah Finfgeld's descriptive meta-synthesis methodology. DATA SOURCES/REVIEW METHOD Scientific articles published between 1 January 2003 and 25 January 2018 were identified and retrieved from CINAHL and PubMed. Each included study was assessed and critically appraised. Data were extracted, analysed and coded into categories resulting in four different themes in accordance with descriptive meta-synthesis. RESULTS Four themes emerged in the analysis: 'To be', 'To want', 'To be able to' and 'To do'. These comprise different aspects within physical and metaphysical dimensions where simultaneously interact and influence each other. CONCLUSION There are central elements to the practice of caring that are separated in their simplicity but at the same time coherent, where no part can exist without the others in the practice of caring. There are shortcomings concerning current nursing theories, nursing philosophies and organisational documents related to varied aspects based on what is included in the practice of caring.
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- Lovisa Sebrant
- Department of Orthopedics, Nyköping Hospital, Nyköping, Sweden.,Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.,Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences/Sports Science, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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Sepahvand F, Mohammadipour F, Parvizy S, Zagheri Tafreshi M, Skerrett V, Atashzadeh-Shoorideh F. Improving nurses' organizational commitment by participating in their performance appraisal process. J Nurs Manag 2020; 28:595-605. [PMID: 31958192 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS To promote the nurses' organizational commitment by their participation in the improvement of the performance appraisal process. BACKGROUND Organizational commitment is one of the factors that secures safe and high-quality care of patients. It also enhances motivation among nurses, which affected by various factors such as performance appraisal. METHOD A participatory action research study was undertaken (March 2015 to February 2018) with 39 intensive critical care nurses and nurse managers in Social Security Hospital in Iran, using a complete enumeration sampling method. The data were collected using organizational commitment and job satisfaction questionnaires, focus groups, semi-structured interviews and Delphi technique. RESULTS Three major themes emerged including inappropriate performance appraisal system, inefficient instruments and unskilled evaluators. There were significant differences between organizational commitment and job satisfaction with performance appraisal process before and after the change in appraisal process. CONCLUSIONS Nurses' involvement in revising and improving the process of their performance appraisal leads to higher commitment. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Maintaining a committed nursing workforce is vital for high-quality health care. Nurse Managers can improve the process of nurses' appraisal to make more motivation among them and prevent some problems such as job dissatisfaction.
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Higher Education Academy, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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BACKGROUND Nursing presence has been developed as a distinct concept with identifiable behaviors but remains only partially defined as a quantifiable construct. OBJECTIVES This study asked if the Presence of Nursing Scale (PONS) is a reliable and valid instrument to measure nursing presence from the patient's perspective. METHODS A convenience sample of 75 adult acute care inpatients were verbally administered the 25-item PONS considering the registered nurse taking care of them on the day of data collection. Open-ended questions elicited the patients' explanations of their ratings. They also rated their overall satisfaction with the nursing care provided by the subject nurse using a 5-point scale. RESULTS The mean PONS score was 104.5 (SD = 17.26) on the 25-125 scale. Instrument reliability reported as a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .95 was .94 in this study. Instrument validity was tested correlating PONS scores to the satisfaction rating. The Spearman's rho correlation was large and statistically significant, r (73) = .708. The higher the PONS score, the more satisfied the patient was with care from that nurse. Nineteen narratives selected from the lower quartile PONS scores (PONS < 99) and 11 from the upper quartile (PONS > 116) were thematically analyzed. Lower PONS scores corresponded with themes of patients being objectified as the work of the nurse without a respectful and caring nurse-patient relationship. Higher PONS scores coincided with patients' perceptions of enhanced nurse-patient rapport, feelings of better coping, and decreased anxiety. DISCUSSION These results demonstrate reliability and validity of the PONS and add to the body of evidence about nurse behaviors exhibited in the nurse-patient relationship, which influence patients' feelings of being cared for and satisfied with nursing care. These findings may be useful in the development of educational materials aimed at the advancement of nursing presence competency.
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- Wendy B Hansbrough
- Wendy B. Hansbrough, PhD, RN, CNE, is Assistant Professor and Associate Director, California State University San Marcos School of Nursing. Jane M. Georges, PhD, RN, is Professor and Dean, University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, California
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Barken TL, Söderhamn U, Thygesen E. A sense of belonging: A meta-ethnography of the experience of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving care through telemedicine. J Adv Nurs 2019; 75:3219-3230. [PMID: 31225664 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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AIM To synthesize the qualitative research in the literature addressing how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience care received by telemedicine. DESIGN Meta-ethnography. DATA SOURCES Twelve studies, published from 2013 - 2018, were identified by a search of relevant systematic databases in June 2017, including updated searches performed in June 2018. REVIEW METHODS The studies were reviewed and critically appraised independently by three researchers. The review followed the seven steps of meta-ethnography developed by Noblit and Hare, including a line-of-argument synthesis. RESULTS The synthesis revealed three second-order constructs: presence, transparency, and ambivalence. Using a line-of-argument synthesis, a model was developed that showed patients' experience of a sense of belonging when receiving care by telemedicine. CONCLUSION This meta-ethnography contributes to the existing and contradictory evidence base of telemedicine to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. It addresses and adds renewed understanding of who would benefit from telemedicine and why, by illustrating the interrelationship between the conditions of telemedicine care, the severity of COPD, and the need for connectedness and emphasizes that the need to belong in telemedicine care increases with the progression of illness burden and severity. IMPACT The present study endorses the view that the patients with a severe illness burden are likely to benefit the most when receiving care by telemedicine. However, the benefits rely on the fact that the telemedicine interventions involve emotional, social, and clinical support, including regular contact with healthcare professionals, to meet the requirements to belong.
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- Tina Lien Barken
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Centre for eHealth, Centre for Care Research, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Centre for eHealth, Centre for Care Research, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Centre for eHealth, Centre for Care Research, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Harris B, Panozzo G. Barriers to recovery-focused care within therapeutic relationships in nursing: Attitudes and perceptions. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2019; 28:1220-1227. [PMID: 31140710 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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There are numerous barriers to the therapeutic relationship between nurses and persons with schizophrenia, such as time constraints, communication issues and the requirements of practice policies. The main point of this paper is that the nature of these barriers is such that the nurse may not conceptualize these as barriers or be aware of how his or her responses to these can further entrench existing barriers to relationship or create new ones. If the nurse is not aware of how he or she responds to time pressure, frustration or lack of clarity of practice policy and address this, there is a risk that the patient may perceive the nurse's actions as lacking in care, presence or involvement. As consumers increasingly embrace recovery approaches to mental health that prioritize therapeutic activities within the context of collaborative relationship, psychiatric nurses, with a long tradition of therapeutic relationship, can rise to meet them. It is suggested here that this can only occur if nurses are fully aware of barriers to relationship, their responses to these and the impact of these on relationship with patients. Suggestions for educational and empirical work to further raise awareness and promote understanding of this process are provided.
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- DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois, USA
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Pishgooie AH, Barkhordari-Sharifabad M, Atashzadeh-Shoorideh F, Falcó-Pegueroles A. Ethical conflict among nurses working in the intensive care units. Nurs Ethics 2018; 26:2225-2238. [PMID: 30336767 DOI: 10.1177/0969733018796686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ethical conflict is a barrier to decision-making process and is a problem derived from ethical responsibilities that nurses assume with care. Intensive care unit nurses are potentially exposed to this phenomenon. A deep study of the phenomenon can help prevent and treat it. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at determining the frequency, degree, level of exposure, and type of ethical conflict among nurses working in the intensive care units. RESEARCH DESIGN This was a descriptive cross-sectional research. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT In total, 382 nurses working in the intensive care units in Iranian hospitals were selected using the random sampling method. Data were collected using the Ethical Conflict in Nursing Questionnaire-Critical Care Version (Persian version). ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS This study was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee. Ethical considerations such as completing the informed consent form, ensuring confidentiality of information, and voluntary participation were observed. FINDINGS The results showed that the average level of exposure to ethical conflict was 164.39 ± 79.06. The most frequent conflict was related to "using resources despite believing in its futility," with the frequency of at least once a week or a month (68.6%, n = 262). The most conflictive situation was violation of privacy (76.9%, n = 294). However, the level of exposure to ethical conflict according to the theoretical model followed was the situation of "working with incompetent staff." The most frequently observed type of conflict was moral dilemma. CONCLUSION The moderate level of exposure to ethical conflict was consistent with the results of previous studies. However, the frequency, degree, and type of ethical conflict were different compared to the results of other studies. Recognizing ethical conflict among intensive care unit nurses can be useful as it allows to consolidate those measures that favor low levels of ethical conflict, design appropriate strategies to prevent ethical conflicts, and improve the nursing work environment.
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