Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most stressful situations in emergency medicine. Nurses involved in performing basic and advanced resuscitation procedures are therefore exposed to a certain amount of stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors and the level of...
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| author | Anton Koželj Maja Šikić Pogačar Sabina Fijan Maja Strauss Vita Poštuvan Matej Strnad |
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| description | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most stressful situations in emergency medicine. Nurses involved in performing basic and advanced resuscitation procedures are therefore exposed to a certain amount of stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors and the level of stress experienced by nurses during resuscitation. A cross-sectional quantitative study was done. The sample consisted of 457 nurses who worked in emergency units. First demographic data were collected, followed by a questionnaire regarding the effect of different situations that occur during and after resuscitation on nurses including Post-Code Stress Scale questionnaire. The most disturbing situations for respondents were resuscitation of young person (MV = 3.7, SD = 1.4), when they fail to establish an intravenous pathway (MV = 3.5, SD = 1.4), chaotic situation during resuscitation (MV = 3.4, SD = 1.4) and making decision about termination of resuscitation (MV = 3.1, SD = 1.5). Research has shown that nurses are exposed to a certain amount of stress during resuscitation, but most of them manage to compensate for stress effectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6864d9d958a04ecdbf1825dbbdb7752f2023-11-23T13:54:08ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-12-01101510.3390/healthcare10010005Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional StudyAnton Koželj0Maja Šikić Pogačar1Sabina Fijan2Maja Strauss3Vita Poštuvan4Matej Strnad5Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaSlovene Center for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, SloveniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most stressful situations in emergency medicine. Nurses involved in performing basic and advanced resuscitation procedures are therefore exposed to a certain amount of stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors and the level of stress experienced by nurses during resuscitation. A cross-sectional quantitative study was done. The sample consisted of 457 nurses who worked in emergency units. First demographic data were collected, followed by a questionnaire regarding the effect of different situations that occur during and after resuscitation on nurses including Post-Code Stress Scale questionnaire. The most disturbing situations for respondents were resuscitation of young person (MV = 3.7, SD = 1.4), when they fail to establish an intravenous pathway (MV = 3.5, SD = 1.4), chaotic situation during resuscitation (MV = 3.4, SD = 1.4) and making decision about termination of resuscitation (MV = 3.1, SD = 1.5). Research has shown that nurses are exposed to a certain amount of stress during resuscitation, but most of them manage to compensate for stress effectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/5emergency nursesresuscitationstressemotions |
| spellingShingle | Anton Koželj Maja Šikić Pogačar Sabina Fijan Maja Strauss Vita Poštuvan Matej Strnad Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study Healthcare emergency nurses resuscitation stress emotions |
| title | Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Exploring the Feelings of Nurses during Resuscitation—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | exploring the feelings of nurses during resuscitation a cross sectional study |
| topic | emergency nurses resuscitation stress emotions |
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