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Interactions between nurses and men admitted with chest pain.

Alan K White1

  • 1School of Health and Community Care, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverly Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK. a.white@lmu.ac.uk

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
|November 19, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Nurses use supportive, controlling, and educative strategies when caring for men with acute chest pain. Understanding these interactions is key to improving patient recovery and well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Care
  • Patient Experience
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Study focuses on the transition of men from wellness to illness during acute chest pain admission.
  • Nurses employ specific strategies to manage men in the early, acute phase of illness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze nurse-patient interactions with men experiencing acute chest pain.
  • To understand the impact of these interactions on men's transition to illness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized participant observation fieldwork on medical admissions and coronary care units.
  • Employed interpretive grounded theory for data collection and analysis.
  • Included 25 men, with 10 followed to discharge.

Main Results:

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  • Identified three primary interaction types: supportive, controlling, and educative/informative.
  • Men's experiences were significantly influenced by interactions with nursing and medical staff.
  • A complex interplay exists between nurses and men during acute chest pain care.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses' awareness of men's coping mechanisms during health changes is crucial.
  • Nursing actions directly impact patient recovery and adaptation to illness.
  • Further attention needed on how nursing strategies affect male patients' recovery.