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Published on: September 15, 2023
The interaction between the patient and nurse anesthetist immediately before elective coronary artery bypass surgery
Purpose:
Establishing a purposive interaction with a patient who is in a vulnerable situation before coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery poses a challenge for the nurse anesthetist. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the interaction between the patient and the nurse anesthetist immediately before elective CABG surgery.
Design:
An observational study using a grounded theory design was used.
Methods:
A theoretical selection of patients and nurse anesthetists was made. A total of 11 situations of patient/nurse anesthetist interaction were observed. The data were analyzed using the constant comparative method.
Findings:
A core category of reassurance emerged from other categories of continuity, confirmation, and control. Continuity was characterized by expedient anesthesia nursing of high quality, confirmation was related to communication in a trusting atmosphere, and control was associated with skilled nursing interventions in the thoracic operating theatre.
Conclusions:
Reassurance can be achieved through a well-structured anesthesia nursing performance in the thoracic operating theatre, and by focusing on the patient and continuously giving him/her information during the preoperative preparation phase.
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