M.Cur. (Intensive General Nursing Science) / "Patient experiences in a critical contextual, qualitative research phenomenological method to obtain and objectives of the study are: care unit" is a study using the analyse data. The - to establish and describe how myocardial infarction patients experience the critical care unit (CeU) environment, and - to propose guidelines for optimal nursing care. The Nursing for the Whole Person Theory forms the paradigmatic framework of the study. The central proposition states that the myocardial infarction patient's experience of the CCU as his external environment, will have direct impact upon his quest for health. Five participants were interviewed. The interviews were coded by the researcher and an independent nursing specialist, using the Kerlinger method of content analysis. The findings were compared to relevant available literature. Data obtained revealed that certain aspects of the CCU environment generate anxiety and therefore impede the quest for health in myocardial infarction patients! Guidelines for optimal nursing care of myocardial infarction patients were proposed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:4452 |
| Date | 18 March 2014 |
| Creators | Huss, Lesley May |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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