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Michela Bottega¹, Alvisa Palese²

¹Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier, 1 - 00133, Rome, Italy.

|October 12, 2020

Summary

Nurses sometimes provide care before it is scheduled, a phenomenon called Anticipated Nursing Care. This study explored why nurses deliver care early and its effects on patients and staff.

Keywords:

Anticipated nursing care In-depth interview Missed nursing care Nursing activities Nursing interventions Qualitative study

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Nursing Science
Healthcare Management
Qualitative Research

Background:

Limited research exists on nurses anticipating nursing interventions, unlike the well-documented Missed Nursing Care.
Understanding the phenomenon of Anticipated Nursing Care, its mechanisms, and consequences is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the phenomenon of delivering anticipated nursing care.
To explore the antecedents and consequences of anticipated nursing care as perceived by nurses.

Main Methods:

A descriptive qualitative study adhering to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines.
In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 clinical nurses and nurse managers in three Italian hospitals.
Thematic analysis was applied to verbatim transcribed audio-recorded interviews.

Main Results:

Anticipated Nursing Care involves performing interventions earlier than planned by nurses, patients, caregivers, or the team.
Commonly anticipated interventions include medication administration, patient mobilization, hygiene, dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and blood sampling.
Factors contributing to Anticipated Nursing Care include nurses' values, group attitudes, implicit norms, high workloads, and intertwined work processes. Clinically stable patients are at risk.

Conclusions:

Anticipated Nursing Care is defined as performing interventions earlier than expected, driven by implicit or explicit decisions rather than requests.
Further research is needed to determine the prevalence of Anticipated Nursing Care.
Future studies on Missed Nursing Care should consider the combined impact of both anticipated and missed interventions.