Qualitative study on psychological pressures of emergency nurses assigned to EICU
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.01.004
- VernacularTitle:急诊护士转入EICU工作后心理压力的质性研究
- Author:
Xuan ZHANG
;
Huajun ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
emergency department;
intensive care unit;
nurses;
psychological pressure
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(1):14-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate psychological pressure sources of emergency nurses who were assigned to emergency intensive care unit(EICU)and put forward countermeasures.Methods We collected data by phenomenological method of qualitative study.Thirteen nurses who had worked in EICU for at least six months were interviewed.The collected data we analyzed by Colaizzi analysis method.Result The psychological pressure had its sources from 4 main aspects: nursing skills,increasing labor intensity,communications with patients and shortage of staff.Conclusion Nursing administration should actively take measures to relieve the psychological pressures of the emergency nurses who were assigned to EICU so as to improve the nurses’working enthusiasm and the nursing quality of EICU.
