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Nurses' experiences of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in intensive care units: a qualitative study
Author(s) -
Sjöberg Fredric,
Schönning Emil,
SalzmannErikson Martin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.12844
Subject(s) - debriefing , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation , qualitative research , feeling , medicine , relevance (law) , nursing , health care , intensive care , medical emergency , psychology , medical education , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , social psychology , social science , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Aims and objectives To describe the nurses' experiences of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in intensive care units. Background Research in the area of resuscitation is primarily concentrated on medical and biophysical aspects. The subjective experiences of those who perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and their emotions are more seldom addressed. Design Qualitative descriptive design. Methods Qualitative semi‐structured interviews were used ( n = 8). Data were analysed with content analysis. Results Three categories describe the experiences of nurses: training and precardiopulmonary resuscitation; chaos and order during cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and debriefing postcardiopulmonary resuscitation. The study results indicate that the health care staff find it necessary to practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as it provides them with a basic feeling of security when applying it in actual situations. Conclusion We argue that postcardiopulmonary resuscitation debriefing must be viewed in the light of its eigenvalue with a specific focus on the staff's experiences and emotions, and not only on the intention of identifying errors. Relevance to clinical practice Debriefing is of the utmost importance for the nurses. Clinical leaders may make use of the findings of this study to introduce debriefing forums as a possible standard clinical procedure.