Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1977.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1977.

D.Cur. / The overall objective of this research study was to develop a model of emotional intelligence for the facilitation of wholeness in critical care nurses in South Africa. Critical care nurses often nurse three or more critically ill patients during one shift (Fiakus, 1998). The environment in the critical care unit is highly stressful, highly emotionally charged and emotionally demanding for the nurses that work there. This can lead to the nurse developing burnout (Coates, 2001 ). Burnout in a critical care nurse can have devastating consequences such as decreased well-being of the nurse, decreased quality of care, poor communication and increased costs to the employer related to absenteeism and high staff turnover (Poncet, Toullic, Papazian, Kentish-Barnes, Timsit, Pochard, Chevret, Schlemmer & Azoulay, 2006). In a study by Shipley, Jackson and Segrest (2004), it was found that staff with increased emotional intelligence enjoyed better emotional health and more satisfaction both at home and at work. The question that arose was what is the emotional intelligence of critical care nurses in South Africa. A theory-generative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. The research study was carried out using a modification of the method of theory generation as described by Chinn and Kramer (1985). Step one dealt with the empirical phase in which the main concept was distilled from the results of the data analysis. The quantitative research design used for this phase was a typical descriptive survey design. The entire accessible population (N=380) consisted of registered nurses that attended the Critical Care Congress in 2009. They represented a wide range of registered nurses that worked or had worked in critical care in both the private and public health sectors in South Africa. The data collection instrument consisted of a biographical datasheet from which the sample (n=220) was divided into various context groups. Participation was voluntary and all participants signed a consent form. The second part of the data collection instrument consisted of the Trait Emotional Intelligence short form (TEIQue-SF). The data was analysed using SPSS. The sample consisted mainly of a group of mature, female and professionally experienced critical care nurses. They held a variety of job descriptions in critical care nursing. Nurses who are older and have more experience in critical care appear to have a higher range of emotional intelligence. This was also confirmed in a study by Shipley et al. (2004) in which emotional intelligence was associated with work experience. Based on the tests of normality, there was no significant difference in the emotional intelligence of the various context groups that were identified from the single sample (n=220). The exploratory factor analysis identified eight factors as having eigenvalues greater than 1. The statistical evidence pointed to concentrating on factors 1 and 2, and pragmatically these two factors became the focus of the model, as they form the central essence of emotional intelligence of the critical care nurse. The facilitation of inherent affective and mental resourcefulness and resilience was the main concept of the model. Step two comprised the definition and classification of the central and related concepts. This was achieved by finding dictionary meanings and their subject usage. The attributes identified were synthesised to form a definition in chapter five. Step three provided a description of the model. A visual application of the model was shown in chapter six, which highlighted the concepts as proposed by Dickoff, James and Wiedenbach (1968). Three stages of the process of facilitation of emotional intelligence were used to develop the inherent affective and mental resourcefulness and resilience of the critical care nurse. Step four entailed the description of guidelines for operationalising the model in practice to facilitate the emotional intelligence of the critical care nurse in South Africa. Evaluation of the model was undertaken according to Chinn and Kramer (1991 ). To ensure valid results a model of trustworthiness proposed by Guba (1981, in Krefting, 1999) was utilised for the macro argument for the total model. In this study ethical conduct was applied as described by Burns and Grove (2009). The limitations of the research study are highlighted in chapter seven and recommendations of the model for nursing practice, nursing research and nursing education are also made.

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Bakgrund: Sambandet mellan hjärtkirurgi med extracorporeal cirkulation (ECC) och blodtransfusion visar risker så som ökad morbiditet och mortalitet. Detta kan orsaka lidande för patienten och leda till kostnader för samhället. Att hantera och administrera blodprodukter är en omvårdnadshandling som sjuksköterskan ansvarar för och detta ställer därför krav på dennes kompetens.   Syftet: Syftet med denna studie var att studera intensivvårdssjuksköterskors kunskap om att ge blodtransfusion till patienter som genomgått hjärtkirurgi med ECC och om de ansåg sig ha kunskap om hur blodprodukter ska handhas och administreras på ett patientsäkert sätt, samt vilket behov av kompetensutveckling de ansåg sig ha.   Metod: Studien som utfördes hade en kvantitativ design med deskriptiv ansats. Ett icke-slumpmässigt urval gjordes på en Thoraxintensivvårdsavdelningen vid ett universitetssjukhus i Mellansverige och 30 intensivvårdssjuksköterskor inkluderades.   Resultat: Intensivvårdsjuksköterskorna hade en mycket låg till låg kunskap om de postoperativa komplikationer vid hjärtkirurgi med ECC som kan ha ett samband med blodtransfusion. Inget statistiskt signifikant samband kunde fastställas mellan intensivvårdsjuksköterskornas upplevda kunskap och faktiska kunskap om dessa postoperativa komplikationer. I resultatet sågs också att de önskade ytterligare utbildning.   Slutsats: Det fanns ett behov av vidare forskning inom området för att kunna uttala sig om intensivvårdssjuksköterskors kunskap och behov av ytterligare utbildning avseende risker med blodtransfusion till patienter som genomgått hjärtkirurgi med ECC. / Background: The relationship between cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation (ECC) and blood transfusion demonstrates risks like increased morbidity and mortality. This may cause suffering for the patient and further costs on society. To manage and administer blood products is a nursing act which the nurse is responsible for, and therefore it requires specific competence. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to study critical care nurses' knowledge of giving blood transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with ECC. Also if they felt they had knowledge of how blood products should be handled and administered safely for the patient, as well as the need for further education they felt they had.  Method: The study had a quantitative design with descriptive approach. A non - random selection was made on the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at an University Hospital in Sweden and 30 intensive care nurses were included.  Results: Intensive care nurses had a very low to low knowledge of the postoperative complications in cardiac surgery with ECC that may be related to blood transfusion. No statistically significant correlation could be established between critical care nurses' perceived knowledge and actual knowledge of these postoperative complications. In the result there was also possible to see that they wanted further education.   Conclusion: There was a need for further research in the area to give an opinion on critical care nurses' knowledge and the need for further education about the risks of blood transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with ECC.

Vid start av amning är det viktigt att modern känner att hon kan få stöd från anhöriga och från experter. Om amningen inte fungerar kan mamman få svårt att knyta an till sitt lilla barn och mamman kan börja tvivla på sitt moderskap. Barnavårdcentralsjuksköterskan (BVC-sköterskan) har en framträdande roll som amningsstödjare. BVC-sköterskan behöver därför ha mycket kunskap kring barnets behov och ha en förmåga att kunna samtala med föräldrarna. Det ligger på BVC-sköterskans ansvar att mötet med mamman blir vårdande. Studier indikerar att BVC-sköterskan har för lite kunskap kring amning och är styrd av barnhälsovårds-programmet. Detta innebär otillräckligt med utrymme för individuellt stöd. Syftet med studien är att beskriva BVC-sköterskans erfarenheter av mötet med mammor under amningstiden. En induktiv kvalitativ intervjustudie med sju BVC-sköterskor samt en kvalitativ innehållsanalys genomfördes. Ur resultatet framkom fyra kategorier som berörde BVC-sköterskans upplevelser. Dessa var en känsla av otillräcklighet där informanterna upplevde tidsbrist och för lite kunskap i mötet, hinder i amningsrådgivningen, när deras värderingar inte var de samma som mammans och när det var svårt att nå mamman. De upplevde även att det var viktigt att vara ödmjuk och lyhörd i mötet, att se mamman som en individ och anpassa stödet efter henne. Slutligen upplevde BVC-sköterskorna att det var viktigt att skapa goda relationer så att mamman kände sig välkommen i mötet. Trots att BVC-sköterskan upplevde att hon gav stöd så visar studier kring mammornas upplevelser det motsatta. Detta kan bero på att BVC-sköterskorna saknar en fördjupad kunskap inom amning och möjligheten att bemöta varje mamma som en unik individ och stötta henne utifrån hennes unika situation. / Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot distriktssköterska

Moral distress is a complex and challenging problem that may cause negative biopsycohosical and professional outcomes for critical care nurses. The purpose of this work was to explore the relationship between the ethical climate of the work environment and moral distress as experienced by critical care nurses; and to explore relationships among mediators of stress (nurse characteristics e.g. education (BSN, nonBSN), years certified as a critical care nurse, and tolerance of ambiguity) and their relationship with perceived stress, moral distress, health status and salivary alpha amylase. A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was used for this pilot study of 100 critical care nurses working in adult intensive care units in one large academic medical center. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to characterize the sample and the model variables. Regression analysis using a stepwise regression model building technique was used to determine predictors of the study outcomes (moral distress, health status, and salivary alpha amylase). The findings demonstrate that the ethical characteristics of the work environment and perceived stress were predictive of moral distress, psychological/emotional outcomes and stress symptoms. Other variables thought to mediate these relationships were not significant. Future research is needed to find ways to prevent moral distress from occurring and to support nurses dealing with moral distress.

<p>The aim of the study was to describe how child health care nurses (CHCN) experienced their work with regard to give support to parents, the content of the work as well as their thoughts concerning developing the support to parents. The study had a descriptive design where ten CHCN from different healthcarecentres in the central part of Sweden were interviewed. The collected material was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The result was presented under the theme<em> to do what is the best for the child</em>, categories and subcategories. In the category <em>conditions and attitudes </em>the CHCN described how they viewed the situation from the child´s point of view, created a confidence, were available, prepared and understanding. The CHCN addressed that the <em>content of the parental support </em>was<em> </em>to identify and make assessments<em>, </em>support parents and give advice, protect the child, cooperate and coordinate and give out information. <em>Positive experiences</em> the CHCN mentioned was to connect with the parents and children, to get positive feedback, the job situation and the feeling of meaningfulness. <em>Difficult situations</em> in their work was to meet children that were abused, parents who were hard to reach, insufficient attachment between mother and child, when reports needed to be made, illness or death, personal obstacles and lack of resources. <em>Improvement areas</em> identified by the CHCN were related to the nature of the parental support provided, resources as well as the level of personal education.<strong></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Child health care nurses, parental support, children, experiences</p> / <p>Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur BVC-sjuksköterskor upplevde sitt arbete gällande föräldrastöd, vad arbetet innebar samt vilka tankar BVC-sjuksköterskan hade kring utveckling av föräldrastödet. Studien hade en beskrivande design där tio BVC-sjuksköterskor från olika hälsocentraler i Mellansverige blev intervjuade. Det insamlade materialet blev transkriberat och analyserat med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet presenterades i temat <em>att se till barnets bästa</em>, kategorier samt underkategorier. I kategorin <em>förutsättningar och förhållningssätt</em> beskrev BVC-sjuksköterskorna hur de utgick från barnet, skapade förtroende, var tillgänglig, var förberedd och var förstående. BVC-sjuksköterskorna menade att i <em>föräldrastödets innehåll </em>ingick att identifiera behov och göra bedömningar stödja och råda, att skydda barn, samarbeta och samordna samt att ge ut information. <em>Positiva upplevelser </em>som BVC-sjuksköterskorna nämnde var att få kontakt med föräldrar och barn, att få positiv feedback, arbetssituationen samt känsla av meningsfullhet. <em>Svåra situationer </em>i arbetet var att möta barn som for illa, föräldrar som var svåra att nå, brister i anknytningen mellan mor och barn, då anmälningar behövde göras, sjukdom eller dödsfall, personliga hinder samt bristande resurser. <em>Förbättringsområden </em>som BVC-sjuksköterskorna nämnde handlade om innehållet i föräldrastödet, resurser att hjälpa samt egen personlig utveckling av kunskapsområdet.<em></em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>                                                                                     </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Nyckelord: BVC-sjuksköterskor, föräldrastöd, barn, upplevelser</p>

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 2003. / "March 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 340-350). Available in print format and electronically. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phw746.pdf Title page, contents and abstract only.

The aim of the study was to describe how child health care nurses (CHCN) experienced their work with regard to give support to parents, the content of the work as well as their thoughts concerning developing the support to parents. The study had a descriptive design where ten CHCN from different healthcarecentres in the central part of Sweden were interviewed. The collected material was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The result was presented under the theme to do what is the best for the child, categories and subcategories. In the category conditions and attitudes the CHCN described how they viewed the situation from the child´s point of view, created a confidence, were available, prepared and understanding. The CHCN addressed that the content of the parental support was to identify and make assessments, support parents and give advice, protect the child, cooperate and coordinate and give out information. Positive experiences the CHCN mentioned was to connect with the parents and children, to get positive feedback, the job situation and the feeling of meaningfulness. Difficult situations in their work was to meet children that were abused, parents who were hard to reach, insufficient attachment between mother and child, when reports needed to be made, illness or death, personal obstacles and lack of resources. Improvement areas identified by the CHCN were related to the nature of the parental support provided, resources as well as the level of personal education.       Keywords: Child health care nurses, parental support, children, experiences / Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur BVC-sjuksköterskor upplevde sitt arbete gällande föräldrastöd, vad arbetet innebar samt vilka tankar BVC-sjuksköterskan hade kring utveckling av föräldrastödet. Studien hade en beskrivande design där tio BVC-sjuksköterskor från olika hälsocentraler i Mellansverige blev intervjuade. Det insamlade materialet blev transkriberat och analyserat med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet presenterades i temat att se till barnets bästa, kategorier samt underkategorier. I kategorin förutsättningar och förhållningssätt beskrev BVC-sjuksköterskorna hur de utgick från barnet, skapade förtroende, var tillgänglig, var förberedd och var förstående. BVC-sjuksköterskorna menade att i föräldrastödets innehåll ingick att identifiera behov och göra bedömningar stödja och råda, att skydda barn, samarbeta och samordna samt att ge ut information. Positiva upplevelser som BVC-sjuksköterskorna nämnde var att få kontakt med föräldrar och barn, att få positiv feedback, arbetssituationen samt känsla av meningsfullhet. Svåra situationer i arbetet var att möta barn som for illa, föräldrar som var svåra att nå, brister i anknytningen mellan mor och barn, då anmälningar behövde göras, sjukdom eller dödsfall, personliga hinder samt bristande resurser. Förbättringsområden som BVC-sjuksköterskorna nämnde handlade om innehållet i föräldrastödet, resurser att hjälpa samt egen personlig utveckling av kunskapsområdet.                                                                                          Nyckelord: BVC-sjuksköterskor, föräldrastöd, barn, upplevelser