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Operationssjuksköterskans självupplevda kompetens vid positionering av patienter i litotomiläge - En kvantitativ och kvalitativ enkätstudie

Partoft, Elin LU and Ryberg Welander, Amanda LU (2023) OPSM22 20231
Department of Health Sciences
Abstract
Background: The lithotomy position is one of the four most common positions during surgical procedures. This position is very vulnerable for the patient and can lead to several different types of complications. To ensure a safe positioning the preoperative assessment and preparations requires an OR nurse’s specialist competence. The aim: The aim was to examine if OR nurses’ years of experience affected their self-perceived competence when positioning the patient in the lithotomy position before surgery. Method: A questionnaire study with quantitative and qualitative questions. The number of participants was 84. To analyze how experience affected the answers, a Fisher Exact Test was conducted. Result: OR nurses experience mattered when... (More)
Background: The lithotomy position is one of the four most common positions during surgical procedures. This position is very vulnerable for the patient and can lead to several different types of complications. To ensure a safe positioning the preoperative assessment and preparations requires an OR nurse’s specialist competence. The aim: The aim was to examine if OR nurses’ years of experience affected their self-perceived competence when positioning the patient in the lithotomy position before surgery. Method: A questionnaire study with quantitative and qualitative questions. The number of participants was 84. To analyze how experience affected the answers, a Fisher Exact Test was conducted. Result: OR nurses experience mattered when taking the leadership role, feeling competent and possessing the right knowledge to do the positioning. Conclusion: This study highlighted the importance of doing a preoperative assessment before the positioning and the difficulties of being a new OR nurse. (Less)
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author
Partoft, Elin LU and Ryberg Welander, Amanda LU
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organization
course
OPSM22 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Competence, years of experience, lithotomy position, OR nurse and questionnaire
language
English
id
9117659
date added to LUP
2023-11-22 09:43:02
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2023-11-22 09:43:02
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  abstract     = {{Background: The lithotomy position is one of the four most common positions during surgical procedures. This position is very vulnerable for the patient and can lead to several different types of complications. To ensure a safe positioning the preoperative assessment and preparations requires an OR nurse’s specialist competence. The aim: The aim was to examine if OR nurses’ years of experience affected their self-perceived competence when positioning the patient in the lithotomy position before surgery. Method: A questionnaire study with quantitative and qualitative questions. The number of participants was 84. To analyze how experience affected the answers, a Fisher Exact Test was conducted. Result: OR nurses experience mattered when taking the leadership role, feeling competent and possessing the right knowledge to do the positioning. Conclusion: This study highlighted the importance of doing a preoperative assessment before the positioning and the difficulties of being a new OR nurse.}},
  author       = {{Partoft, Elin and Ryberg Welander, Amanda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Operationssjuksköterskans självupplevda kompetens vid positionering av patienter i litotomiläge - En kvantitativ och kvalitativ enkätstudie}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}