Thesis (M Nursing (Advanced Practice))--University of South Australia, 1995

Thesis (M Nursing (Advanced Practice))--University of South Australia, 1996

Thesis (M Nursing (Advanced Practice))--University of South Australia, 1995

Copy of author's previously published work inserted. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-283). Aims to identify if the current practice of post-operative vital sign collection detects complications in the first 24 hours after the patient has returned to the general ward setting using a combination of methods within a triangulated approach to data collection.

Includes bibliographical references. Electronic publication: Fulltext available in PDF format; abstract in HTML format. The nursing practice of monitoring patients in the post-operative (PO) phase upon returning to the general ward setting has traditionally consisted of the systematic collection of vital signs and observation of other aspects of the patient's recovery. For the most part the primary focus of this monitoring has been the detection of post-operative complications. There is a need for more substantive evidence to support an appropriate frequency of post-operative observation. The aim of this research was to identify if the current practice of PO vital sign collection detects PO complications in the first 24 hours after the patient has returned to the general ward setting. Due to the complex world in which nurses practice the research was undertaken using a combination of methods within a triangulated approach to collect data. Electronic reproduction.[Australia] :Australian Digital Theses Program,2001.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 2003. / Copy of author's previously published work inserted. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-283). Also available electronically.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in a print form.

The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate, through clinical testing, the interrater reliability and concurrent validity of the Interchange of Gases Assessment Tool (IGAST) for monitoring the respiratory status of patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. The IGAST was used to assess the respiratory status of 20 patients over three time periods (60 data samples). Findings indicated that interrater reliability of the IGAST was acceptable for clinical use in the PACU. The IGAST received a mean interrater reliability rating of 98% in the PACU setting. Results of the mean dimension scores supported the patients' readiness for discharge. Chart audit revealed that the IGAST had concurrent validity since charted information and rated IGAST items were congruent. Further findings suggested that nurses using the IGAST document the respiratory status of patients more completely and more consistently than nurses using narrative documentation.

Det är välkänt att patienter känner oro inför generell anestesi vilket utgör ett problem i den anestesiologiska omvårdnaden. Studier gjorda över olika decennier visar att över 80 % av patienter som ska genomgå operation känner oro inför generell anestesi. Det patienter känner oro inför är exempelvis att tappa kontrollen, vakna under anestesin, att inte vakna efter operationen, erhålla perifer venkateter och lång väntan. Anestesisjuksköterskan träffar patienten först i det preoperativa samtalet och ska då under några minuter identifiera  patientens oro samt planera omvårdnadsåtgärderna för att försöka lindra den. Detta medför ett stort behov av adekvata omvårdnadsåtgärder som kan hjälpa patienten lindra sin oro. Syftet med studien var att beskriva anestesisjuksköterskans omvårdnadsstrategier för att lindra patientens oro inför generell anestesi. Studien har en deskriptiv kvalitativ design med semistrukturerade intervjuer som datainsamlingsmetod. Studien innefattade intervjuer med fyra verksamma anestesisjuksköterskor på ett sjukhus i västra Sverige. Efter  dataanalysen framkom två kategorier som beskriver anestesisjuksköterskans omvårdnadsstrategier preoperativt för att lindra patientens oro inför generell anestesi. En spridning av studiens material kan kanske öka medvetenheten om användningen av olika omvårdnadsstrategier. Detta skulle i sin tur kunna bidra till att lindra den preoperativa oron inför generell anestesi. / It is well-known that patients feel anxious about general anesthesia and that makes a problem in the nursing of anesthesia. Studies made over decades show that over 80% of the patients undergoing operation feel anxious about general anesthesia. Patients feel anxious about to lose control, wake up during the operation, never wake up, to get a needle and to wait long. The anesthesia nurse sees the patient at the first time in the preoperative meeting and have to identify anxiety and plan the nursing strategies in a few minutes. This lead to a large need of adequate nursing strategies which can mitigate patients anxiety. The aim of this study was to describe nursing strategies preoperative to mitigate patients anxiety before general anesthesia. The study has a descriptive qualitative design and semi structured interviews were used to collect data. The study was based on four working anesthesia nurses in a hospital in the west of Sweden. After the analysis two categories were identified to describe the nursing strategies to ease the patients anxiety before operation. The results of the study can get around and add the consciousness to use different nursing strategies. This could in turn conduct to help patients ease the preoperative anxiety before general anesthesia.

Bakgrund: Övervikt och fetma är ett globalt växande problem. Specialistsjuksköterskor med inriktning anestesisjukvård måste ha god kännedom om de anatomiska, fysiologiska och psykologiska förändringar som fetma medför för att kunna erbjuda säker vård till denna patientgrupp. Syfte: Att identifiera svårigheter vid hantering av luftvägen hos vuxna patienter med obesitas. Metod: En systematisk litteraturöversikt med syntes utfördes. Analysen av insamlad data har skett enligt mall av Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering (SBU). Syntesen och analysen har genererat två huvudområden. Resultat: Två huvudsakliga områden som alla har betydelse och påverkas av obesitas har identifierats.  De områden som framkommit är maskventilation och intubation, Under dessa kategorier presenteras försvårande faktorer vid anestesi till patienten med obesitas, som stort nackomfång, minskad rörlighet i käken samt hög mallampatiklass. Konklusion: Den här litteraturstudien har identifierat svårigheter som anestesisjuksköterskan i sitt dagliga arbete kan ställas inför i mötet med den obesa patienten. Med kännedom om dessa svårigheter kan anestesisjuksköterskan skapa strategier för en anpassad och säker vård till även den obesa patienten. / Background: Obesity and obesity are a global growing problem. Specialist nurses with anesthetic care focus need to have a good knowledge of the anatomical, physiological and psychological changes that obesity causes to provide safe care to this patient group. Purpose: To identify difficulties in managing the airway in adults patients with obesity. Method: A systematic literature review with synthesis was performed. The analysis of collected data has been carried out according to the template of the Swedish Medical and Social Assessment (SBU) preparation. The synthesis of the analysis has generated two main areas. Results: Two main areas all of which are important and affected by obesity have been identified. The areas identified are mask ventilation and intubation. Under these categories, aggravating factors in anesthesia are presented to the patient with obesity, such as high neck circumference, reduced jaw movement, and high mallampathy class. Conclusion: This literature study has identified difficulties that the anesthetist nurse in his daily work can face in the meeting with the obese patient. Knowing these difficulties, the anesthesia nurse can create strategies for a customized and safe care to the obese patient.