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Making a difference in critical care nursing practice.

M Patricia Hawley¹, Louise Jensen

¹St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Qualitative Health Research

|May 5, 2007

Summary

Critical care nurses transform difficult patient situations by making the inhumane humane and the unbearable bearable. Their practice enhances patient well-being and advances nursing excellence in critical care settings.

Area of Science:

Nursing
Phenomenology
Critical Care

Background:

Understanding the lived experiences of critical care nurses is essential for advancing nursing excellence.
The unique challenges in critical care settings necessitate a deeper exploration of nursing practice.
Previous research has not fully captured the essence of how nurses make a difference in critical care.

Purpose of the Study:

To reveal the meaning of critical care nurses' lived experiences in making a difference.
To deepen the understanding of nursing practice and its role in achieving nursing excellence.
To explore how critical care nurses impact critically ill patients' lives.

Main Methods:

Hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry.
Thematic analysis and reflective process applied to transcripts of 16 critical care nurse interviews.

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Interpretive-descriptive text developed using lifeworld existentials.

Main Results:

Four emergent themes: making the inhumane humane, making the unbearable bearable, making the life-threatening life-sustaining, and making the unlivable livable.
These themes illustrate the profound impact of nursing interventions on critically ill patients.
The study captures the enacted nature of nursing practice in critical care.

Conclusions:

Critical care nurses play a vital role in humanizing care and improving patient outcomes.
The findings contribute to a richer understanding of nursing excellence through lived experiences.
Nursing practice in critical care is characterized by transformative actions that sustain life and improve quality of life.