Sjuksköterskors upplevelse av att utföra omvårdnad av patienter med blodsmitta
En kvalitativ intervjustudie
Background: Earlier research describes patients with blood-bourne pathogens experiences from the healthcare system. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe how registered nurses experience taking care of patients with blood-bourne pathogens. Method: This study had a descriptive design with a qualitative method. Eight interviews where performed and analyzed with manifest content analyze. Three categories ?Comfort in their profession?, ?Support from the organization?and ?Fear of being contaminated?, and five subcategories ?Support from hygiene guidelines?, ? Thoughtfulness?, ?The own responsibility?, ?Feelings of fear and concern?and ?To meet preconceptions?, emerged. Result: The result described how nurses, while taking care of patients with blood-bourne pathogens, always worked extra safely and more careful, than with patients without any known blood-bourne pathogens. Nurses described the importance of safe communication. The nurses described feelings of fear and concern over being contaminated with a blood-bourne pathogen and therefore they followed the hygiene guidelines and did not expose themselves to any risks. Conclusion: The conclusion is that more research is needed to determine how nurses behave towards these patients. This can be done through observations, so these patients don?t need to be uncomfortable in the healthcare system. SBAR is a technique for safe communication that the authors to this study think can be to great use.