Background: Many different patient groups arrive to the emergency department often without an investigated diagnose. Deficiencies in nurses' work environment and the shortcomings of nursing education create challenges for nurses to meet the needs of all these patient groups through nursing based on scientific knowledge. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of insufficient knowledge in nursing situations in the emergency department and what the experiences are perceived to depend on. Method: A literature study of eleven qualitative articles was done based on qualitative content analysis. Result: Two themes were identified; inadequate education and experience and attitudes and conceptions. Conclusion: Varying patient presentations in the emergency department can lead to nurses experiencing inadequate knowledge. These experiences are perceived primarily to be due to inadequate experience but perceptions that nurses should not be expected to have knowledge of unusual patient groups also existed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:rkh-4024 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Stenström, Eivind |
| Publisher | Röda Korsets Högskola |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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