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    Sicherheit in der hÀuslichen Intensivpflege - eine qualitative Studie zur Perspektive von hÀuslich beatmeten Menschen und ihren pflegenden Angehörigen

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    Background: The discourse about patient safety focuses traditionally on inpatient settings and objectively measurable outcomes, specifically the avoidance of any adverse events. The aim of this thesis is to explore safety in advanced home care and, in the spirit of person-centred care, to pay special attention to the experiences and perspectives of severely ill and technology-dependent people and their relatives. Methods: Problem-centred interviews with (non)-invasive mechanically ventilated people (n = 21) and family caregivers (n = 15) have been conducted as part of a larger multiphase qualitative health services research project. The iterative research process was based on the grounded theory methodology. In addition, a qualitative secondary analysis was carried out to explore the interpersonal trust in this context further. Results: Particularly, trusting interpersonal relationships with their nurses enhance safety for people receiving home mechanical ventilation (HMV). They feel safe when nurses are familiar with their needs and situation, and when they can rely on, inter alia, their professional abilities. Additionally, the possibility of communicating their needs and being noticed by nurses is important for them. Other themes are the continuity and feeling the presence of trustful nurses or relatives. Critical situations occur when the nurse-patient communication and interaction are strained or when patient- or technology-related monitoring tasks are neglected. Further problems occur when co-ordination and co-operation are lacking and if the negotiation process, education and supervision is neglected. Family caregivers make a decisive contribution to patient safety by fostering mutual information sharing, co-ordinating informal health care and undertaking compensation for nurses’ qualification deficits and organisational shortcomings. Discussion: From the perspective of people receiving HMV, safety is far more than the absence of adverse events. The main finding is that those receiving HMV have a relational approach to safety. In addition, it could be shown that nurses can make an essential contribution to safety when they build a trustful and needs-oriented nurse-patient relationship (NPR). If this is not successful, critical situations might occur. Family caregivers’ substantial contribution to safety deserves to be acknowledged but also constitutes potential risks. Needs-based, professional support and education should be offered which focus on joint decision-making and targeted promotion of their expertise. Conclusion: Trustful NPRs are of central importance for the feeling of safety of people receiving HMV. Developing a trustful NPR is, therefore, an essential component of nursing practice in advanced home care. Patient safety should remain the responsibility of the nurses and requires appropriate preconditions and framework conditions.Hintergrund: Der Diskurs zum Thema Patientensicherheit ist vorwiegend auf stationĂ€re Einrichtungen und objektiv messbare Parameter ausgerichtet, wobei der Fokus auf der Vermeidung sog. „unerwĂŒnschter Ereignisse“ liegt. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es daher, Patientensicherheit in der hĂ€uslichen Intensivpflege ins Blickfeld zu rĂŒcken. Dabei wird im Sinne einer personenzentrierten Versorgung besonderes Augenmerk auf die Erfahrungen und Sichtweisen von schwerstkranken und technikabhĂ€ngigen Menschen und ihren Angehörigen gelegt. Methodik: Im Rahmen eines mehrphasigen, qualitativen Versorgungsforschungsprojekts wurden problemzentrierte Interviews mit (non-)invasiv beatmeten Menschen (n = 21) und deren Angehörigen (n = 15) durchgefĂŒhrt. Der iterativ angelegte Forschungsprozess orientierte sich an den Prinzipien der Grounded Theory. Zudem wurde im Rahmen einer qualitativen SekundĂ€rdatenanalyse eine zusammenfassende Inhaltsanalyse durch-gefĂŒhrt, um das PhĂ€nomen des interpersonalen Vertrauens in gegebenem Kontext nĂ€her zu untersuchen. Ergebnisse: Aus der Sicht der hĂ€uslich beatmeten Menschen werden v. a. vertrauens-volle zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen zu den Pflegefachpersonen als sicherheits-relevant angesehen. Sie fĂŒhlen sich sicher, wenn personelle KontinuitĂ€t gegeben ist, die Pflegefachpersonen mit ihren BedĂŒrfnissen und ihrer Situation vertraut sind und sie ihnen u.a. bezogen auf Ihre Kompetenzen vertrauen können. Bedeutsam sind ferner ihre Möglichkeiten sich mitteilen zu können, das GefĂŒhl mit ihren BedĂŒrfnissen von den Pflegefachpersonen wahrgenommen zu werden sowie die Gewissheit, dass vertrauenswĂŒrdige Pflegefachpersonen oder Angehörige anwesend sind. Gestaltet sich die Kommunikation und Interaktion als schwierig oder werden patienten- oder technikbezogene Überwachungsaufgaben vernachlĂ€ssigt, können risikobehaftete Situationen entstehen. Wenn Kooperations- und Abstimmungserfordernisse unterschĂ€tzt sowie Aushandlungs-, Edukations- und Supervisionsaufgaben vernachlĂ€ssigt werden, leisten Angehörige einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Sicherheit der beatmeten Personen, indem sie z. B. sicherheitsrelevante Informationen mit den professionellen Akteuren teilen, die Versorgung koordinieren und qualifikatorische und organisatorische Defizite kompensieren. Diskussion: Aus Sicht beatmeter Menschen ist Sicherheit in der hĂ€uslichen Intensiv-pflege weitaus mehr als lediglich die Abwesenheit „unerwĂŒnschter Ereignisse“. Die zentrale Erkenntnis ist, dass beatmete Menschen einem relationalen, subjektiven SicherheitsverstĂ€ndnis folgen. Zudem konnte gezeigt werden, dass Pflegefachpersonen einen wesentlichen Beitrag zum subjektiven SicherheitsgefĂŒhl leisten können, wenn sie die Pflegebeziehung vertrauensvoll und bedĂŒrfnisorientiert gestalten. Gelingt dies nicht, können Risikosituationen entstehen. Der wesentliche Beitrag involvierter Angehöriger verdient Anerkennung, birgt jedoch auch Sicherheitsrisiken. Es bedarf an dieser Stelle daher einer bedarfsgerechten, professionellen UnterstĂŒtzung, die auf partnerschaftlichen Einbezug und gezielte Förderung ihrer Expertise setzt. Fazit: Vertrauensvolle Pflegebeziehungen sind fĂŒr das subjektive SicherheitsgefĂŒhl hĂ€uslich beatmeter Menschen von zentraler Bedeutung. Sie verantwortlich zu gestalten stellt eine pflegerische Kernaufgabe in der hĂ€uslichen Intensivpflege dar. Die GewĂ€hrleistung von Patientensicherheit liegt im pflegerischen Verantwortungsbereich. Entsprechende Voraussetzungen und Rahmenbedingungen bedĂŒrfen gezielter Entwicklung

    Versorgungszentren in lÀndlichen Provinzen Nordschwedens (VÄrdcentraler)

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    Ewers M, Schaepe C, HÀmel K, Schaeffer D. Versorgungszentren in lÀndlichen Provinzen Nordschwedens (VÄrdcentraler). PORT - Patientenorientierte Zentren zur PrimÀr- und Langzeitversorgung. Stuttgart: Robert Bosch Stiftung; 2018

    And here we are allowed to do it - An ethnographic field study about the role of the palliative care nurses in Uganda

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    Palliativ vĂ„rd – vĂ„rd i livets slutskede – Ă€r inte prioriterat i tredje vĂ€rlden. I Uganda grundades 1993 Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), ett hospice som var tĂ€nkt som modell för andra afrikanska lĂ€nder. HĂ€r utbildas bl a sjuksköterskor som har rĂ€tt att skriva ut morfin och andra lĂ€kemedel efter en nio mĂ„nader lĂ„ng kurs. I den hĂ€r etnografiska fĂ€ltstudien anvĂ€nds observationer, intervjuer och gruppintervjuer för att undersöka sjuksköterskan roll inom palliativ vĂ„rd i Uganda. I studien deltar sammanlagt 20 sjuksköterskor som jobbar pĂ„ HAU, Mulago hospital och studenter i palliativ vĂ„rd-kursen pĂ„ HAU. Resultatet visar att sjuksköterskanS roll Ă€r mĂ„ngfacetterad. Utöver förskrivning av lĂ€kemedel Ă€r deras roll att utföra vĂ„rden holistisk, dĂ€r de tar hĂ€nsyn till fysisk, psykosocial och andlig smĂ€rta. I sitt arbete möter de mĂ„nga utmaningar men de har Ă€ven möjlighet att förbĂ€ttra patientens livskvalitet.Palliative care – end of life care – is not a priority in developing countries. In 1993 Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) was founded and chosen as a model for other african counties. Among other things nurses are authorised to prescribe morphine and other palliative care drugs after undergoing a nine months clinical palliative care course at HAU. In this ethnographic field study observations, interviews and group interviews are used in order to explore the role of the palliative care nurse specialist in Uganda. In total there are 20 participants involved in this study, who are working at HAU, Mulago hospital and students from the clinical palliative care course. The result of the study reveal that the role of the palliative care nurse specialist is multifaceted. Beyond prescribing drugs their role is to deliver holistic care by taking into consideration the physical, psychosocial and spiritual pain patients and their family can have. They encounter many challenges in their work but they also have the possibility to improve the quality of the patients life

    “I see myself as part of the team” – family caregivers’ contribution to safety in advanced home care

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    Abstract Background The use of medical technology and the various contributing and interdepending human factors in home care have implications for patient safety. Although family caregivers are often involved in the provision of advanced home care, there is little research on their contribution to safety. The study aims to explore family caregivers in Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) safety experiences and how safety is perceived by them in this context. Furthermore, it seeks to understand how family caregivers contribute to the patients’ and their own safety in HMV and what kind of support they expect from their health care team. Methods An explorative, qualitative study was applied using elements from grounded theory methodology. Data were collected through individual interviews with 15 family caregivers to patients receiving HMV in two regions in Germany. The audiotaped interviews were then subject to thematic analysis. Results The findings shows that family caregivers contribute to safety in HMV by trying to foster mutual information sharing about the patient and his/her situation, coordinating informally health care services and undertaking compensation of shortcomings in HMV. Conclusion Consequently, family caregivers take on considerable responsibility for patient safety in advanced home care by being actively and constantly committed to safety work. Nurses working in this setting should be clinically and technically skilled and focus on building partnership relations with family caregivers. This especially encompasses negotiation about their role in care and patient safety. Support and education should be offered if needed. Only skilled nurses, who can provide safe care and who can handle critical situations should be appointed to HMV. They should also serve as professional care coordinators and provide educational interventions to strengthen family caregivers’ competence

    A Spider in the Web: Role of the Palliative Care Nurse Specialist in Uganda--An Ethnographic Field Study.

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    Background: Palliative care is not a priority in developing countries. Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), where nurses complete a course in clinical palliative care, is considered a model for other African countries. Aim: To explore the role of the palliative care nurse specialist (PCNS) in Uganda. METHODS: This ethnographic field study uses observations, interviews, and group interviews. Participants: In total, 20 participants are included in this study. Result: The role of the palliative care nurse specialist is multifaceted. Beyond prescribing drugs, their role is to deliver holistic care. They encounter numerous challenges in their work, but they also have the possibility to improve the quality of the patient's life
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