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Hallin K, Larsson U, Schart-Morén N. Do Patients Aged 85 Years and above Benefit from Their Cochlear Implants? Audiol Res 2023; 13:96-106. [PMID: 36825948 PMCID: PMC9952005 DOI: 10.3390/audiolres13010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The present study aims to investigate the usage and benefits of cochlear implants (CIs) in elderly patients aged ≥85 years, including their device-handling issues, follow-ups, and the influence on their well-being. The patients answered one questionnaire regarding quality of life, EQ5D-3L, and one questionnaire, obtained from the Swedish CI quality register, regarding usage, handling, satisfaction, remaining difficulties, etc. The medical records were searched for the implantation date, implant model, speech processor model, monosyllabic (MS) word scores, infections over the implant, and compliance regarding scheduled visits to the clinic. The results show that most elderly patients are satisfied full-time users of their implants. Even though most patients had no problems handling their CI, handling issues must be considered. Recurring guidance and training on device operation are needed. We suggest that follow-up visits are essentially needed for this group of patients on a regular basis. CI surgery is considered a safe treatment, even for the elderly. Upgrads to new external equipment (e.g., sound processors) should not be excluded because of their age. The results suggested that the CI positively affected their well-being. This study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (5/10-2021, Dnr: 2021-04970).
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Hallin K, Rask-Andersen H. Auditory brainstem implant pitch discrimination and auditory outcome. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/23772484.2022.2115915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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- Karin Hallin
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Hallin K, Stillesjö F, Sundblom J, Danckwardt-Lillieström N. Pneumolabyrinth following cochlear implantation resolved after shunt adjustment. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/23772484.2020.1838906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- Karin Hallin
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Hallin K, Gordon M, Sköldenberg O, Henriksson P, Kiessling A. Readmission and mortality in patients treated by interprofessional student teams at a training ward compared with patients receiving usual care: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022251. [PMID: 30341125 PMCID: PMC6196845 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the rate of patient readmissions and mortality between care provided at an orthopaedic interprofessional training ward (IPTW) and usual care. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Orthopaedic wards at a level II trauma centre at a Swedish university teaching hospital between 2006 and 2011. PARTICIPANTS Two cohorts were identified: (1) a control cohort that had not received care at the IPTW, and (2) patients who had been treated for at least 1 day at the IPTW. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Readmission at 90 days and 1-year mortality. RESULTS We included 4652 controls and 1109 in the IPTW group. The mean age was 63 years, and 58% were women. The groups did not differ in any of the outcomes: the readmission rate in the control and IPTW groups was 13.5% and 14.0%, respectively, while mortality was 5.2% and 5.3%, respectively. This lack of difference remained after adjusting for confounders. CONCLUSION Interprofessional undergraduate training in patient-based settings can be performed in a level II trauma hospital with satisfactory patient safety.
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- Karin Hallin
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Schart-Morén N, Hallin K, Agrawal SK, Ladak HM, Eriksson PO, Li H, Rask-Andersen H. Peri-operative electrically evoked auditory brainstem response assessment of facial nerve/cochlea interaction at cochlear implantation. Cochlear Implants Int 2018; 19:324-329. [DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2018.1481179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Nadine Schart-Morén
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A3K7
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Medical Biophysics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A3K7
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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Häggström M, Bäckstrom B, Vestling I, Hallin K, Segevall C, Kristiansen L. Overcoming Reluctance towards High Fidelity Simulation - A Mutual Challenge for Nursing Students’ and Faculty Teachers. Glob J Health Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v9n7p127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: One strategy to develop nursing students’ clinical judgment are the use of high-fidelity patient simulation (HFS). The aim of the study was twofold. Firstly, the aim of this study was to describe the nursing students’ experiences while participating in HFS, and secondly to describe faculty teachers’ reflections about nursing students’ need in HFS and the related teaching challenges.METHOD: Data was collected in focus group discussions and individual interviews, analyzed using thematic qualitative content analysis.FINDINGS: The nursing students’ experienced HFS as being thrown into an uncertain, exposure situation. This were for some, reason for reluctance. The teachers challenge was motivating and coaching the students throughout a demanding teaching situation. DISCUSSION: Students’ ability to perform in HFS is influenced by self-perceived efficacy, own attitudes and responsibility for one’s learning, which are a challenge for the teachers.CONCLUSION: HFS methodology can be useful to identify gaps and strengths in students’ professional transition towards becoming registered nurses. Overcoming reluctance towards HFS is a mutual challenge for faculty teachers and nursing students. By entering the scenario with a positive mindset, nursing students can improve their ability to perform clinical judgments.
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Interprofessional learning in a real ward context effectively increases collaborative and professional competence among students. However, less is known on the processes behind this. The aim of this study was to explore medical, nurse, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy students' perspectives on the process of their own learning at an interprofessional training ward (IPTW). We performed a qualitative content analysis on free-text answers of 333 student questionnaires from the years 2004 to 2011. Two main themes emerged: first, students found that the IPTW provided an enriching learning environment--a safe place with space. It included authentic and relevant patients, well-composed and functioning student teams, competent and supportive supervisors, and adjusted ward structures to support learning. Second, they developed an awareness of their own development with faith in the future--from chaos to clarity. It included personal, professional, and interprofessional development towards a comprehensive view of practice and a faith in their ability to work as professionals in the future. Our findings are discussed with a social constructivist perspective. This study suggests that when an IPTW provides a supportive and permissive learning environment with possibilities to interact with one another--a safe place with space--it enables students to move from insecurity to faith in their abilities--from chaos to clarity. However, if the learning environment is impaired, the students' development could be halted.
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- Karin Hallin
- a Department of Clinical Sciences , Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden
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- a Department of Clinical Sciences , Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden
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Hallin K, Haggstrom M, Backstrom B, Kristiansen LP. Correlations Between Clinical Judgement and Learning Style Preferences of Nursing Students in the Simulation Room. Glob J Health Sci 2015; 8:1-13. [PMID: 26755461 PMCID: PMC4954907 DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v8n6p1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health care educators account for variables affecting patient safety and are responsible for developing the highly complex process of education planning. Clinical judgement is a multidimensional process, which may be affected by learning styles. The aim was to explore three specific hypotheses to test correlations between nursing students' team achievements in clinical judgement and emotional, sociological and physiological learning style preferences. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with Swedish university nursing students in 2012-2013. Convenience sampling was used with 60 teams with 173 nursing students in the final semester of a three-year Bachelor of Science in nursing programme. Data collection included questionnaires of personal characteristics, learning style preferences, determined by the Dunn and Dunn Productivity Environmental Preference Survey, and videotaped complex nursing simulation scenarios. Comparison with Lasater Clinical Judgement Rubric and Non-parametric analyses were performed. RESULTS Three significant correlations were found between the team achievements and the students' learning style preferences: significant negative correlation with 'Structure' and 'Kinesthetic' at the individual level, and positive correlation with the 'Tactile' variable. No significant correlations with students' 'Motivation', 'Persistence', 'Wish to learn alone' and 'Wish for an authoritative person present' were seen. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION There were multiple complex interactions between the tested learning style preferences and the team achievements of clinical judgement in the simulation room, which provides important information for the becoming nurses. Several factors may have influenced the results that should be acknowledged when designing further research. We suggest conducting mixed methods to determine further relationships between team achievements, learning style preferences, cognitive learning outcomes and group processes.
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Kristiansen L, Häggström M, Hallin K, Andersson I, Bäckström B. Svensk översättning, kvalitativ relevansvärdering och kvantitativ reliabilitetstestning av Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/0107408315578397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Newly graduated nurses show lacking skills and competences regarding the ability to make appropriate clinical assessment of acute, complex care situations. There is also a lack of translated, qualitative relevance-evaluated and reliability-tested rubrics in the Swedish language. The purpose of this method article was to translate, and conduct a relevance evaluation and reliability test of the identified Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR). In this article, the Swedish translation LCJR (S) is presented. The results showed that the LCJR (S) was both qualitatively relevant and quantitatively reliable. We claim that there are several advantages to systematic use LCJR (S) for assessment of nursing students’ clinical judgement in laboratory simulation environments with acute patient situations.
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Hallin K. Nursing students at a university - a study about learning style preferences. Nurse Educ Today 2014; 34:1443-1449. [PMID: 24801747 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In most adult education, teachers use methods that assume all students learn in the same way. But knowledge of students' learning style preferences highlights the importance of adequate teaching and learning adaptation. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to describe and compare final year nursing students' learning style preferences in two campuses during three semesters. A further aim was to identify differences between learning style preferences and personal characteristics. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study using the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS) questionnaire was conducted at a Swedish rural university. Three semester groups with 263 nursing students participated in 2012-2013. RESULTS The majority of the students were 'flexible' in their learning style preferences and had none or few strong preferences. Students with strong preferences preferred high structure (75%) and an authority figure present (40%). About a third were highly auditory, tactile and/or kinesthetic while 8% were highly visual. Few significant differences were revealed between the groups of campuses and the groups of semesters or between learning style preferences and upper secondary school and care experience. There were no significant differences between learning style preferences and age and assistant nurse graduation. More women than men were highly motivated, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic and preferred structure and mobility. CONCLUSIONS The PEPS questionnaire provides nursing students with self-awareness regarding their strengths and shortcomings in learning and teachers with a valuable and practical basis for their selection of adapted individual and group teaching methods. The findings suggest the need for wide variation and interactive teaching approaches, conscious didactic actions between cooperating teachers and conscious learning strategies for nursing students.
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- Karin Hallin
- Department of Nursing Science, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.
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BACKGROUND Active patient-based learning by working together at an interprofessional clinical education ward (CEW) increases collaborative and professional competence among students. AIM To assess the patients' perceptions of collaborative and communicative aspects of care when treated by interprofessional student teams as compared to usual care. METHOD Patients treated by student teams (medical, nurse, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students) at a CEW comprised the intervention group. Patients treated at a regular ward were taken as controls. The patients answered a questionnaire representing collaborative and communicative aspects of care. Questionnaires from CEW (n = 84) and control (n = 62) patients were obtained (82% vs 73% response rates). RESULTS CEW patients rated a significantly higher grade of own participation in decisions regarding treatment as compared to controls (p = 0.006). They did further rate a higher grade of satisfaction with information regarding need of help at home (p = 0.003) and perceived that the CEW staff had taken their home situation into account at a higher grade in the preparation of discharge (p = 0.0002). Finally, CEW patients felt better informed (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION Patients perceived a higher grade of quality of care as compared to controls with no signs of disadvantages when treated and informed by supervised interprofessional student teams.
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Hallin K, Danielson E. Preceptoring nursing students: registered nurses' perceptions of nursing students' preparation and study approaches in clinical education. Nurse Educ Today 2010; 30:296-302. [PMID: 19735962 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2008] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Preceptorship influences Registered Nurses' (RNs) daily work to different degrees depending on nursing students' knowledge, and willingness to learn. Consequently, it is of the utmost importance to investigate how RNs assess nursing students in clinical education. The aim of this study was to describe RNs' perceptions of nursing students' preparation and study approaches at hospital workplaces, and to explore relationships between RNs' perceptions and their personal/clinical characteristics. A cross-sectional design was used. In 2006, 142 of 196 RNs at a Swedish hospital answered a questionnaire (response rate 72.5%). The majority of RNs (63-84%) rated students' study approaches highly and thought students comprehended the outcomes of learning. Fewer (45-49%), rated students as having adequate theoretical knowledge highly and were of the opinion that they had acquired knowledge about the unit. Statistically, non specialist nurses rated significantly higher compared with specialist nurses. Significant positive correlations were found between the RNs' perceptions of nursing students and their interest in preceptoring. The extent to which preparation programmes, established in collaboration between a university and a hospital, had improved preceptors and nursing students was not graded. Further descriptive and intervention studies are therefore needed.
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- Karin Hallin
- Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Ostersund SE-831 25, Sweden.
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Hallin K, Kiessling A, Waldner A, Henriksson P. Active interprofessional education in a patient based setting increases perceived collaborative and professional competence. Med Teach 2009; 31:151-7. [PMID: 18937139 DOI: 10.1080/01421590802216258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interprofessional competence can be defined as knowledge and understanding of their own and the other team members' professional roles, comprehension of communication and teamwork and collaboration in taking care of patients. AIM To evaluate whether students perceived that they had achieved interprofessional competence after participating in clinical teamwork training. METHOD Six hundred and sixteen students from four undergraduate educational programs-medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy-participated in an interprofessional course at a clinical education ward. The students filled out pre and post questionnaires (96% response rate). RESULTS All student groups increased their perceived interprofessional competence. Occupational therapy and medical students had the greatest achievements. All student groups perceived improved knowledge of the other three professions' work (p = 0.000000) and assessed that the course had contributed to the understanding of the importance of communication and teamwork to patient care (effect size 1.0; p = 0.00002). The medical students had the greatest gain (p = 0.00093). All student groups perceived that the clarity of their own professional role had increased significantly (p = 0.00003). Occupational therapy students had the greatest gain (p = 0.000014). CONCLUSIONS Active patient based learning by working together in a real ward context seemed to be an effective means to increase collaborative and professional competence.
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- Karin Hallin
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hallin K, Danielson E. Being a personal preceptor for nursing students: Registered Nurses’ experiences before and after introduction of a preceptor model. J Adv Nurs 2009; 65:161-74. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04855.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- Karin Hallin
- Karin Hallin MSc RNT Lecturer Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Ella Danielson PhD RN Professor Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg and Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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Hallin K, Danielson E. Registered nurses' experiences of daily work, a balance between strain and stimulation: a qualitative study. Int J Nurs Stud 2006; 44:1221-30. [PMID: 16844126 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The challenges in the health care have given rise to a highly stressful work situation and a more complicated role for registered nurses (RNs). Qualitative studies about daily work as a whole is limited. It is therefore vital for future development of nursing knowledge and nursing education to recurrently investigate RNs' experiences of their ability to grasp and manage their daily work situation and to promote a high quality of care. AIM The aim of this study was to describe RNs' experiences of their daily work. METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS This follow up study was carried out involving 15 Swedish RNs 6 years after their graduation. Interviews, conducted with conversational strategy, were chosen for the data collection and content analysis was used to handle the interview texts. RESULTS The analysis resulted in a main theme 'to balance strain and stimulation', two themes and seven sub-themes. The first theme 'a stressful work situation' consisted of the sub-themes: 'to meet all demands', 'to be insufficient', 'to be unsure of oneself', and 'too little contact with patient'. The second theme 'a stimulating work situation' consisted of the sub-themes: 'to encounter patients and health care staff is enriching', 'to have the situation under control', and 'to have the skills necessary to be independent'. A pattern emerged throughout the themes, which showed that due to the increasing number of patients RNs' capacity for management, prioritising and planning out of team work, and performing exacting documentation diminished. CONCLUSION The RNs' daily work has been illustrated as a scale of balance that oscillated between strain and stimulation; an oscillation towards strain could lead to a vicious circle. The RNs need support from the start through nursing education and continuously in profession. This is a crucial issue for nursing education and health care sector.
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- Karin Hallin
- Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Ostersund, SE-831 25, Sweden.
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