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A Phenomenographic Study of Swedish Nurse Anesthetists' and OR Nurses' Work Expereinces

Nordström, Anna LU and Wihlborg, Monne LU (2019) In AORN Journal 109(2). p.127-127
Abstract
In the complex OR environment, perioperative team members need to practice communication and teamwork to ensure safe, high-quality
care. A lack of collaboration among professionals in the OR during surgery results in inefficiency, increased tension, and suboptimal patient care. The purpose of this study was to determine how nurse anesthetists and OR nurses experienced their work in the OR. We used a qualitative design with a phenomenographic approach and conducted 12 interviews in two surgical departments in the southern part of Sweden. We identified four categories of description: team member approach, professional awareness, lifelong learning
approach, and safety and the patient’s interest. We found that the nurses’ work... (More)
In the complex OR environment, perioperative team members need to practice communication and teamwork to ensure safe, high-quality
care. A lack of collaboration among professionals in the OR during surgery results in inefficiency, increased tension, and suboptimal patient care. The purpose of this study was to determine how nurse anesthetists and OR nurses experienced their work in the OR. We used a qualitative design with a phenomenographic approach and conducted 12 interviews in two surgical departments in the southern part of Sweden. We identified four categories of description: team member approach, professional awareness, lifelong learning
approach, and safety and the patient’s interest. We found that the nurses’ work experiences in the OR were multifaceted and correlated with concepts of teamwork, safety, and communication.
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teamwork, surgical safety checklist, phenomenography, collaboration., phenomenography
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AORN Journal
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109
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2
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226 pages
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • pmid:30694551
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1878-0369
DOI
10.1002/aorn.12582
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English
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Anna Nordström, MSc, RN, is an OR nurse and university teacher in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Lund in Sweden. Ms Nordström has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as posing a potential conflict of interest in the publication of this article. Monne Wihlborg, PhD, RN, is an associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Lund in Sweden. Dr Wihlborg has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as posing a potential conflict of interest in the publication of this article.
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  pages        = {{127--127}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{AORN Journal}},
  title        = {{A Phenomenographic Study of Swedish Nurse Anesthetists' and OR Nurses' Work Expereinces}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aorn.12582}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/aorn.12582}},
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