Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract Aim To describe how Swedish emergency nurses experience the preconditions of providing safe care during the COVID‐19 pandemic when collecting blood culture in the emergency department. Design A qualitative exploratory design using content analysis with a manifest approach. Method Semi‐struc...
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| description | Abstract Aim To describe how Swedish emergency nurses experience the preconditions of providing safe care during the COVID‐19 pandemic when collecting blood culture in the emergency department. Design A qualitative exploratory design using content analysis with a manifest approach. Method Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 13 emergency nurses working in the emergency department. Results The analysis resulted in one main category: unprecedented preconditions create extraordinary stress and jeopardize safe care when collecting blood culture. This main category includes four additional categories: organizational changes, challenges in the isolation room, heavy workload creates great stress, and continuous learning. Conclusion The COVID‐19 outbreak has made the emergency department a workplace where constant changes of routines combined with new information and reorganization risk jeopardize safe care during blood culture sampling. Accordingly, high workload and stress have been identified as a reason for emergency nurses not following guidelines. It is therefore necessary to optimize the preconditions during blood culture sampling and identify situations where there are shortcomings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb066eb7061a42c4b58ce10f47d55dc62023-02-10T12:27:02ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582023-03-011031619162810.1002/nop2.1416Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemicGunilla Lundgren0Mariette Bengtsson1Andreas Liebenhagen2Emergency Department Helsingborg Hospital Helsingborg SwedenDepartment of Care Sciences Malmo University Malmo SwedenDepartment of Care Sciences Malmo University Malmo SwedenAbstract Aim To describe how Swedish emergency nurses experience the preconditions of providing safe care during the COVID‐19 pandemic when collecting blood culture in the emergency department. Design A qualitative exploratory design using content analysis with a manifest approach. Method Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 13 emergency nurses working in the emergency department. Results The analysis resulted in one main category: unprecedented preconditions create extraordinary stress and jeopardize safe care when collecting blood culture. This main category includes four additional categories: organizational changes, challenges in the isolation room, heavy workload creates great stress, and continuous learning. Conclusion The COVID‐19 outbreak has made the emergency department a workplace where constant changes of routines combined with new information and reorganization risk jeopardize safe care during blood culture sampling. Accordingly, high workload and stress have been identified as a reason for emergency nurses not following guidelines. It is therefore necessary to optimize the preconditions during blood culture sampling and identify situations where there are shortcomings.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1416blood culture contaminationCOVID‐19emergency nursingemergency servicequalitative researchsafe care |
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| title | Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full | Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_short | Swedish emergency nurses' experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_sort | swedish emergency nurses experiences of the preconditions for the safe collection of blood culture in the emergency department during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | blood culture contamination COVID‐19 emergency nursing emergency service qualitative research safe care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1416 |
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