Open AccessBegründung pflegerischer Maßnahmen zur Hautreinigung und Hautpflege
Author(s) -
Janna Sill,
Jan Kottner,
Katrin Balzer
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
pflege
Language(s) - German
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1664-283X
pISSN - 1012-5302
DOI - 10.1024/1012-5302/a000882
Subject(s) - focus group , nursing , psychological intervention , personal hygiene , qualitative research , relevance (law) , nursing care , hygiene , nursing interventions classification , psychology , medicine , personal care , content analysis , family medicine , political science , social science , pathology , marketing , sociology , law , business
Justification of nurses' interventions for skin cleansing and skincare: Qualitative results of the SKINCARE-Pilot study Abstract. Background: Skin care interventions are core tasks of nursing. Various factors influence the implementation of evidence-based care. Aims: To explore the perspectives of nursing staff on the relevance of skin care interventions in long-term care settings and the justification of clinical decisions about the application of such interventions. Methods: Qualitative part of a mixed methods study in three long-term-care facilities, consisting of short interviews with nursing staff members directly after nursing assistance with personal hygiene, focus group discussions with nursing staff members, and semi-structured interviews with nursing managers. The data were analyzed by means of content analysis. Results: The sample ( N = 30) comprises 10 short interviews, 3 focus groups ( n = 17), and 3 individual interviews. Nurses predominantly assigned a high relevance to nursing support in personal hygiene. As a basis for their decision-making, residents' needs and preferences, nurses' personal knowledge as well as own experiences and preferences were reported. Evidence-based sources of knowledge were hardly mentioned. The availability of skin cleansing and skin care products, staff and time resources, and nurse-physician cooperation were identified as influencing factors. Conclusions: Decisions about nursing support in personal hygiene seem poorly informed by evidence-based sources for clinical decision-making. Evidence-based decision support could facilitate the use of appropriate nursing interventions.