Transitional care of nurses to older adults with artificial pacemaker

to understand how the transitional care of nurses to olde adults with artificial pacemaker occurs. a qualitative research, carried out in a philanthropic hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Fourteen nurses working in surgical and cardiac inpatient units participated. Data were collected...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022-01, Vol.75Suppl. 4 (Suppl. 4), p.e20210192-8
Main Authors: Oliveira, Emanuela Santos, Menezes, Tânia Maria de Oliva, Gomes, Nildete Pereira, Oliveira, Lélia Mendes Sobrinho de, Batista, Verônica Matos, Oliveira, Monique Carolinne Macêdo, Chaves, Alinne Nogueira
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Brazil
Cardiology
Continuity of care
Discharge planning
Hospitals
Humans
Nurses
NURSING
Nursing care
Older people
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pacemakers
Patient Discharge
Patient education
Patients
Qualitative Research
Transitional Care
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Summary:to understand how the transitional care of nurses to olde adults with artificial pacemaker occurs. a qualitative research, carried out in a philanthropic hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Fourteen nurses working in surgical and cardiac inpatient units participated. Data were collected between August and November 2020, through semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using the methodological framework Discourse of the Collective Subject and discussed in the light of Afaf Meleis' theory of transitions. nurses' incipient knowledge about transitional care was identified. It was observed that the nursing discharge report is a facilitating instrument for transitional care. the study pointed out that the transitional care of nurses to older adults with artificial pacemakers does not have a theoretical foundation, reporting as a priority the care with the pacemaker identification card and with the surgical wound.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0192