THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSING SURVEILLANCE IN POST-ANESTHESIA CARE
Lara Daniela Matos Cunha, Joana Bernardo, Ricardo Loureiro, Ricardo Loureiro, Elaine Santana
Monday, July 1, 2024
Publication year:
2024
Authors:
- Cunha Lara Daniela Matos, Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget Viseu (ESSSJP Viseu)
- Bernardo Joana, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal
- Loureiro Ricardo, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal
- Loureiro Ricardo, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal
- Santana Elaine, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal
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Pages: 274-284
Abstract:
Background: Post anesthesia nursing care aims to act in advance on clinical instability resulting from surgery/anesthesia through surveillance, which comprises 20-50% of its activities, and is a critical and vulnerable moment for the person being cared for and highly complex for those managing the care. Objectives: The aim was to understand the interaction between nursing surveillance in post-anesthesia and the provision of care to ensure the safety of the person being cared for. Method and materials: Qualitative design research based on Grounded Theory. In-depth interviews were conducted with nurses who provide care in post-anesthesia care units through theoretical sampling, document analysis, observation and memos. Data analysis was assisted by the MAXQDA 2022 program. Results: The central category - the concept of surveillance - and the subsidiary categories were inferred, assuming the theory constructed in a narrative order: surveillance in post-anesthesia nursing care, through the establishment of a therapeutic relationship, leads to the practice of caring for the person safely. Conclusion: Increasing our understanding of this phenomenon will lead to interventions with implications for practice: enhancing a safer care environment through the exploration of predictors, as well as the creation of a theoretical model of post-anesthesia nursing surveillance.
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