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Intensivvårdssjuksköterskans erfarenheter av kommunikation med vakna respiratorvårdande patienter
The Swedish Red Cross University College.
The Swedish Red Cross University College.
2011 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The intensive care nurse experiences of communication with awake patients treated with mechanical ventilation (English)
Abstract [sv]

Inom intensivvården vårdas flertalet av patienterna i respirator, vilket innebär stora svårigheter att kommunicera på grund av oförmågan att kunna uttrycka sig verbalt. Detta har visat sig kunna leda till känslor av oro och frustration hos patienten men även frustration hos sjuksköterskan som har svårt att förstå vad patienten vill uttrycka. Att vårda vakna respiratorbehandlade patienter kan även upplevas av sjuksköterskan som svårt och påfrestande då patienterna kan vara oroliga och agiterade. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva intensivvårdssjuksköterskans erfarenheter av kommunikation med vakna respiratorvårdade patienter. Studien är empirisk med en kvalitativ ansats. Fem intervjuer genomfördes och analyserades utifrån en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Analysen resulterade i fyra huvudkategorier vilka var följande: strategier, svårigheter, kommunikationsämnen och sjuksköterskans uppfattningar av patientens upplevelser. Genom att belysa kommunikationen med vakna respiratorvårdade patienter inom intensivvården önskas medvetenheten öka om de möjligheter en bra kommunikation kan medföra för så väl patient som intensivvårdssjuksköterska.

Abstract [en]

In intensive care the majority of the patients are treated with mechanical ventilation, which implies difficulties in the ability to communicate because the inability to express themselves verbally. This has been shown to lead to feelings of anxiety and frustration of the patient but also frustration among the nurses who have difficulties understanding what the patient wants to express. The care of awake patients with mechanical ventilation can also be perceived by the nurse as difficult and demanding when the patients can be anxious and agitated. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses experiences of communication with awake patients treated with mechanical ventilation. The study is empirical with a qualitative approach. Six interviews were conducted and analysed based on a qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in four main categories which were following: strategies, difficulties, communication topics and nurses perceptions of the patients experiences. By highlighting the communication with awake respiratory care patients in intensive care it is required to increase awareness of the opportunities a good communication can lead to for the patient as well as the intensive care nurse.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 31
Keywords [en]
communication, intensive care, intensive care nurse, respiratory care, sedation
Keywords [sv]
intensivvård, intensivvårdssjuksköterska, kommunikation, respiratorvård, sedering
National Category
Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-128OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-128DiVA, id: diva2:434143
Educational program
Postgraduate Program in Specialist Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
Available from: 2011-08-12 Created: 2011-06-28 Last updated: 2017-07-07Bibliographically approved

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