Qualitative study of challenges facing emergency departments nurses in Jordan
Worldwide, nurses employed in the Emergency Department (ED) face many challenges that negatively influence their well-being and ability to provide high-quality patient care. Previous researchers have investigated these challenges regarding their causes, consequences, and how to deal with them. Howev...
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| author | Suhair Hussni Al-Ghabeesh Asmaa Thabet Ahmad Rayan Hana Mohammad Abu-Snieneh |
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| description | Worldwide, nurses employed in the Emergency Department (ED) face many challenges that negatively influence their well-being and ability to provide high-quality patient care. Previous researchers have investigated these challenges regarding their causes, consequences, and how to deal with them. However, most of the previous research addressed these challenges using quantitative research. The current study is the first qualitative study that examined these challenges in the Jordanian context. A descriptive naturalistic qualitative design was used to explore the most critical challenges facing nurses employed in the ED and described the suggested solutions for these challenges from nurses' perspectives. Ten registered nurses employed in the most prominent ED in Jordan were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze data. Six main themes emerged: the definition of challenge, challenges facing registered nurses in the emergency department (five sub-themes), preventive measurements, possible solutions (five sub-themes), effects of the challenges (two sub-themes), and future challenges. The outcomes of this study could be integrated into the educational curricula to prepare new nurses to deal with these challenges in the future after graduation and contribute to finding solutions and solving some significant problems facing registered nurses in the ED. The hospital administrators and the policymakers should develop effective interventions to overcome the challenges facing nurses in the ED to ensure a better work environment and high-quality patient care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d529cdbdd644c3b86d91f655eb6a7c62023-04-05T08:20:58ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-03-0193e14141Qualitative study of challenges facing emergency departments nurses in JordanSuhair Hussni Al-Ghabeesh0Asmaa Thabet1Ahmad Rayan2Hana Mohammad Abu-Snieneh3Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, JordanAl-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, JordanZarqa University, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa, Jordan; Corresponding author.Faculty of Nursing/The University of Jordan/Aqaba Campus/Aqaba, JordanWorldwide, nurses employed in the Emergency Department (ED) face many challenges that negatively influence their well-being and ability to provide high-quality patient care. Previous researchers have investigated these challenges regarding their causes, consequences, and how to deal with them. However, most of the previous research addressed these challenges using quantitative research. The current study is the first qualitative study that examined these challenges in the Jordanian context. A descriptive naturalistic qualitative design was used to explore the most critical challenges facing nurses employed in the ED and described the suggested solutions for these challenges from nurses' perspectives. Ten registered nurses employed in the most prominent ED in Jordan were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze data. Six main themes emerged: the definition of challenge, challenges facing registered nurses in the emergency department (five sub-themes), preventive measurements, possible solutions (five sub-themes), effects of the challenges (two sub-themes), and future challenges. The outcomes of this study could be integrated into the educational curricula to prepare new nurses to deal with these challenges in the future after graduation and contribute to finding solutions and solving some significant problems facing registered nurses in the ED. The hospital administrators and the policymakers should develop effective interventions to overcome the challenges facing nurses in the ED to ensure a better work environment and high-quality patient care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023013488ChallengesEmergency departmentQualitative studyRegistered nurses |
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