Culture of Critical Care Nurses
Culture of Critical Care Nurses
Select one of the articles listed below and respond to the following:
1. Identify the clinical question and describe each portion of the question.
· What is the culture of critical care nurses in a CCU?
· Population – 10 critical care nurses working in a CCU. (introduction section)
· Intervention – Daily entries in a diary after work and on off days.- (in methods section)
· Comparison – No diary collection (Methods section)
· Outcome – Five themes emerged from the diaries. Critical care nurses focus on patients, behaviors, and interactions are influenced by interactions. (results discussion and conclusion section)
· Time – Not all research studies will have a time component; if time is part of the study include a description. Example: study in place over 6 months.
2. In your own words, describe the following:
· Why was the study done?
· How was the study done?
· What was found?
· How will you apply this information in your practice setting?
3. Describe your experience after reading the article. How did the use of qualitative research methods meet the needs of the study, study design, and participants?
Choose one of the following articles:
· Scholtz, S., Nel, E. W., Poggenpoel, M., & Myburgh, C. P. H. (2016). The culture of nurses in a critical care unit. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393615625996 (Links to an external site.)
· Slaore, C. G., et al. (2012). Communication by nurses in the intensive care unit: Qualitative analysis of domains of patient-centered care. American Journal of Critical Care, 21(6):410–418. DOI: 10.4037/ajcc201212 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992836/pdf/nihms-553281.pdf (Links to an external site.)
· Notenboom, K., Beers, E., van Riet-Nales, D. A., Egberts, T. C., Leufkens, H. G., Jansen, P. A., & Bouvy, M. L. (2014). Practical problems with medication use that older people experience: A qualitative study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(12), 2339–2344. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13126 (Links to an external site.)
· Dupuis-Blanchard, S., et al. (2015). Strategies for aging in place: the experience of language-minority seniors with loss of independence. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 1–9. DOI: 10.1177/233339361456518 http://gqn.sagepub.com/content/2/2333393614565187 (Links to an external site.)
· Bramley, L., & Matiti, M. (2014). How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients’ experiences of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(19-20), 2790–2799. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12537 (Links to an external site.)
· Holland, M. L., Christensen, J. J., Shone, L. P., Kearney, M. H., & Kitzman, H. J. (2014). Women’s reasons for attrition from a nurse home visiting program. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 43(1), 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12263 (Links to an external site.)
· Morse, J. M., et al. (2015). The safety of hospital beds: Ingress, egress, and in-bed mobility. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2. DOI: 10.1177/2333393615575321 http://gqn.sagepub.com/content/2/2333393615575321