Competence, challenges and attitudes of bedside nurses caring for patients with left ventricular assist devices
| Autor: | Jesus M. Casida, Pamela Combs, N. Dubyk, Simon Stewart, Sarah E. Schroeder, K. Meehan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Stepdown unit
Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment Exploratory research Nurses Critical Care Nursing law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Software analytics 0302 clinical medicine Nursing law Intensive care Surveys and Questionnaires Numeric Rating Scale medicine Humans Competence (human resources) 030504 nursing business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Intensive care unit United States Ventricular assist device Heart-Assist Devices Patient Care 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Intensivecritical care nursing. 63 |
| ISSN: | 1532-4036 |
| Popis: | Objectives We aimed to describe the bedside registered nurses perceived competence, attitudes, and challenges surrounding the management of patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and stepdown unit (SDU). Research methodology/design An exploratory research was employed using a survey. Setting Bedside participants were recruited via an electronic recruitment flyer circulated in online professional and social networking sites. Main outcome measures Items consisted of a numeric rating scale, measuring competence and attitudes related to the management of patients with left ventricular assist devices. The one open-ended question asked the participants to write responses regarding challenges in left ventricular assist device care. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative analytics software. Results A total of 36 intensive care unit and 35 stepdown unit bedside nurse (n = 71) from six regions of the United States responded. Overall mean scores for competency and attitude domains were ≥ 7.0. Intensive care nurses scored higher in competence and attitude when compared to stepdown unit nurses care of short-term left ventricular assist devices. Competence and attitude were positively associated with years of experience. Five themes related to challenges in care were identified. Conclusion Overall, bedside nurses had satisfactory competence and attitudes surrounding the care of hospitalised left ventricular assist device patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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