Nurses' experiences of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in intensive care units: a qualitative study

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 cardiopulmo...

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Published in:Journal of clinical nursing 2015-09, Vol.24 (17-18), p.2522-2528
Main Authors: Sjöberg, Fredric, Schönning, Emil, Salzmann-Erikson, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - nursing
Content analysis
Data analysis
Emotions
Female
Humans
In-hospital
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Qualitative design
Qualitative research
Resuscitation
Workplace
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0962-1067
1365-2702
1365-2702
DOI:10.1111/jocn.12844