Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: METHOD: An explorative qualitative design was used including semi-structured interviews with 15 Swedish nurses. Data were analysed using a conventional content analysis. RESULTS: The nurses' strategies included a non-hierarchical approach when utilising an intra- and interprofessional collaboration. Inexperience was compensated for by collaboration. Nurses' strategies involved advanced patient-centred care using interventions to manage and ease the patient's treatment and discomfort. The creation of an alliance with the patient was crucial to prevent treatment failure. The strategies were interrelated and considered as parts of a whole. CONCLUSION: Nurses described the strategy of a dynamic team that could be enlarged or decreased in tandem with other professionals, depending on the situation and the nurses' needs. Nurses need to have an attentive response to the patients' physical, psychosocial and relational needs and to maintain trust for a positive therapy outcome.
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Authors | Amanda Feldt, Anita Kärner Köhler, Sara Bergstrand |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
(Scand J Caring Sci)
Vol. 37
Issue 2
Pg. 524-533
(Jun 2023)
ISSN: 1471-6712 [Electronic] Sweden |
PMID | 36440591
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2022 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic College of Caring Science. |
Topics |
- Humans
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Qualitative Research
- Palliative Care
- Intensive Care Units
- Nurses
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