Koželj, A.; Strauss, M.; Poštuvan, V.; Strauss Koželj, A.; Strnad, M. Perception of Personal Participation of the Nurses in Resuscitation Procedures: A Qualitative Study. Medicina2024, 60, 196.
Koželj, A.; Strauss, M.; Poštuvan, V.; Strauss Koželj, A.; Strnad, M. Perception of Personal Participation of the Nurses in Resuscitation Procedures: A Qualitative Study. Medicina 2024, 60, 196.
Koželj, A.; Strauss, M.; Poštuvan, V.; Strauss Koželj, A.; Strnad, M. Perception of Personal Participation of the Nurses in Resuscitation Procedures: A Qualitative Study. Medicina2024, 60, 196.
Koželj, A.; Strauss, M.; Poštuvan, V.; Strauss Koželj, A.; Strnad, M. Perception of Personal Participation of the Nurses in Resuscitation Procedures: A Qualitative Study. Medicina 2024, 60, 196.
Abstract
Resuscitation is one of the most stressful tasks in emergency medicine. The participation of medical professionals in this procedure can have specific effects on them. In the research, we wanted to find out what these effects are. A qualitative approach by conducting semi-structured interviews was used, and thematic data analysis of the recorded interviews was done. The collected data were transcribed verbatim with no corrections to the audio recordings. The computer program ATLAS.ti 22 was used for qualitative data analysis. Eleven male registered nurses were interviewed, with an average of 18.5 years of experience working in a prehospital environment (max. 32/min. 9). A total of 404 minutes of recordings were analyzed and 789 codes were found, which were combined into 36 patterns, and 11 themes. As the most stressful situa-tions, the interviewees pointed out the resuscitation of a child, familiar persons, conflicts with the environment, conflicts within the resuscitation team, non-functioning or insufficient equipment, complications during resuscitation, and resuscitating a person only for exercise. As positive effects, the interviewees cited successful resuscitations or their awareness that, despite the unsuccessful resuscitation, they did everything they could. Participation in these interven-tions has a specific positive or negative impact on the performers. The interviewees shared the opinion that they can cope effectively with resuscitation's adverse or stressful effects. Yet, de-spite everything, they allow the possibility of subconscious influences of this intervention on them.
Keywords
resuscitation; personal experiences; paramedics; prehospital environment
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Emergency Medicine
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