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Vårda patienter vid vårdplatsbrist: Sjuksköterskors upplevelser på en akutmottagning
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Caring for patients when there is a lack of hospitalbeds : Nurses' experiences in an emergency department (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: En akutmottagning har som mål att bedöma, vårda och stabilisera akut sjuka patienter. De patienter som behöver fortsatt vård kommer att läggas in på en vårdavdelning. Vårdplatsbristen leder till att patienter blir kvar på akutmottagningen. Detta leder till en hög arbetsbelastning och en ansträngd situation för sjuksköterskorna som arbetar på akutmottagningen.

Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda inläggningsklara patienter som blir kvar på akutmottagningen vid vårdplatsbrist.

Metod: Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ metod med fenomenologisk ansats, där 10 sjuksköterskor intervjuades med öppna frågor. Datan analyserades med en innebördsanalys.

Resultat: Resultatet av sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda inläggningsklara patienter vid vårdplatsbrist kunde sammanställas i fem innebördsteman: Inläggningsklara patienter prioriteras bort, Brister i den praktiska omvårdnaden, Avsaknad av resurser till att bedriva avdelningsarbete på akutmottagningen, Att aldrig få ett avslut och En känsla av att inte ge god vård.

Konklusion: Sjuksköterskorna upplever att de inläggningsklara patienterna oftast blir nedprioriterade. Vilket leder till att sjuksköterskorna inte möter de inläggningsklara patienternas vårdbehov som de hade önskat. De beskriver känslor som ångest, ilska, stress, irritation och ett dåligt samvete. 

Abstract [en]

Background: An emergency department aims to care for, treat and stabilize acute ill patients. The patients who need continued care will be admitted to the hospital ward. The shortage of hospital beds leads to patients remaining in the emergency department. This leads to a high workload and a stressful situation for the nurses working in the emergency department.

Aim: The purpose is to explore nurses' experiences of caring for patients awaiting admission who remain in the emergency department when there is a shortage of hospital beds.

Method: The study was conducted using a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. 10 nurses were interviewed with open-ended questions. The data were analyzed using a meaning analysis.

Findings: The results of nurses’ experiencesof caring for patients awaiting admission who remain in the emergency department when there is a shortage of hospital beds could be compiled into five meaning themes: Patients awaiting admission are not prioritized, Shortcomings in practical nursing, Lack of resources to provide ward care in the emergency department, Never getting a closure and A feeling of not provide for good care.

Conclusion: Nurses experience of the patients that are ready for hospital ward regularly getting down prioritized. Which leads to the nurses not meeting the standards for the patients and their need of care as the nurses would have wanted. They are describing feelings like anxiety, anger, stress, irritation and a guilty conscience.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
emergency department, hospital bed shortage, nurse, nursing care, patients awaiting admission
Keywords [sv]
akutmottagning, inläggningsklar patient, omvårdnad, sjuksköterska, vårdplatsbrist
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22455OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22455DiVA, id: diva2:1752647
Subject / course
Nursing/Nursing Science
Educational program
Nursing - Study Programme
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Available from: 2023-04-24 Created: 2023-04-24 Last updated: 2023-04-24Bibliographically approved

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