International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study
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Title
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study
Subject
Acute abdominal pain, Fundamentals of Care, Health professionals, Ambulance service, Emergency department, Surgical department
Description
Background: Studies report that patients with acute abdominal pain do not always receive optimal care and can experience poor pain management, safety failures, and emotional harm. Deeper understanding of how health professionals experience care delivery is needed to improve care to patients with acute abdominal pain.
Aim: To explore, from the perspective of registered nurses and physicians, how care is provided for patients with acute abdominal pain in the acute care chain, and to identify barriers that they describe in the delivery of care.
Method: Registered nurses and physicians (n = 19) working in ambulance services, emergency departments, and surgical departments at five hospitals in Sweden were interviewed. A content analysis was performed.
Results: Five categories were identified; interaction: a decisive moment, competence and resources: not always available, guidelines: limited use, medical care: a main focus, and feedback and collaboration: limited across
acute care chain.
Conclusion: This study adds new insights relating to how health professionals reflect on patient needs and obstacles to satisfying them. To deliver high quality care and meet patients’ fundamental needs, there is a need of general guidelines and close collaboration in the acute care chain.
Aim: To explore, from the perspective of registered nurses and physicians, how care is provided for patients with acute abdominal pain in the acute care chain, and to identify barriers that they describe in the delivery of care.
Method: Registered nurses and physicians (n = 19) working in ambulance services, emergency departments, and surgical departments at five hospitals in Sweden were interviewed. A content analysis was performed.
Results: Five categories were identified; interaction: a decisive moment, competence and resources: not always available, guidelines: limited use, medical care: a main focus, and feedback and collaboration: limited across
acute care chain.
Conclusion: This study adds new insights relating to how health professionals reflect on patient needs and obstacles to satisfying them. To deliver high quality care and meet patients’ fundamental needs, there is a need of general guidelines and close collaboration in the acute care chain.
Creator
Alexander Tegelberg, Åsa Muntlin, Claes Juhlin, Eva Jangland
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
September 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
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Citation
Alexander Tegelberg, Åsa Muntlin, Claes Juhlin, Eva Jangland, “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1575.
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1575.