Qualitative study on emergency nurses' perceptions of nursing interruption events
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20201110-06141
- VernacularTitle:急诊护士护理中断事件感知的质性研究
- Author:
Tao LIN
1
;
Xianqiong FENG
;
Xuemei LI
;
Lei YE
;
Yongli GAO
;
Jingyuan JIANG
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院急诊科/四川大学华西护理学院，成都 610041
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Emergency service, hospital;
Nursing interruption events;
Patient safety;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(28):3823-3827
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore emergency nurses' experiences and feelings about nursing interruption events and measures to avoid or reduce work interruption events, so as to provide references for emergency nursing managers to strengthen the management of nursing interruption events.Methods:Using methods of descriptive qualitative research and purposive sampling, a total of 12 nurses from 3 nursing units in Emergency Department of a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in Chengdu were selected for semi-structured interviews from August to September 2019. The obtained interview data were analyzed by thematic analysis.Results:Through thematic analysis, the extracted themes included the source of the interruption events, the nurses' current affairs at the time of occurrence, effects and coping strategies.Conclusions:The occurrence of emergency nursing interruption events has more adverse effects on emergency nurses. Nursing managers should take various measures from multiple perspectives to reduce the occurrence of nursing interruption events and avoid adverse nursing events to ensure patient safety.
