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Loving care in the ambulance service
Intensive & Critical Care Nursing
|December 1, 1995
Summary
Paramedics demonstrate loving care through their professional skills, including patient cognizance, solicitude, and empathy. This study highlights the importance of these humanistic qualities in ambulance services for effective patient treatment.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare
- Emergency Medical Services
- Nursing
Background:
- Ambulance services are expected to provide humane and individualized patient care.
- The practice of "loving care" in emergency medical services requires further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how "loving care" is implemented within a specific ambulance service.
- To identify the components of "loving care" as perceived and practiced by paramedics.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the critical incident technique.
- Collected written descriptions of critical incidents from twelve paramedics (many qualified nurses).
Main Results:
- Paramedics demonstrated "loving care" through cognizance (clinical judgment based on symptoms), solicitude (humbleness, consideration, rapport), and empathy (understanding patient behavior in crisis).
- Professional skill was evident in their practice of loving care.
Conclusions:
- Paramedics possess and utilize "loving care" in their practice, integrating professional skill with humanistic qualities.
- The study contributes to understanding "loving care" and encourages further research with diverse personnel groups.