To embrace and be present : The lived experiences of nurse-led consultations in Sweden from the perspective of pediatric nurses

• Purpose: This study describes the lived experiences of nurse-led consultations in pediatric emergency departments from the perspective of pediatric nurses.Design and methods: A descriptive qualitative study with a reflective lifeworld research approach was used to explore nurses' experiences of nurse-led consultations. The study was conducted through meaning-oriented individual interviews with ten pediatric nurses.Results: The results are grouped into four themes: (a) embracing the encounter and being touched by it; (b) having time to be present and committed; (c) having the ability and trusting in one's intuition; and (d) negotiating between families' wishes and the organization's guidelines.Conclusions: Our study shows that nurse-led consultations conducted in separate nurse-led reception areas promote a positive experience of the consultations from the perspective of pediatric nurses. In a nurse-led consultation, a nurse's confidence in their ability to provide care is connected to time, broad skills and knowledge, and a supportive organization.Practice implications: As the rising global population increases the demand for healthcare services, pediatric emergency departments must streamline their services to provide patient-safe, high-quality health care. Nurse-led consultations are an effective means of meeting these growing demands. This study contributes to an understanding of pediatric nurses' experiences at both the individual level and a more structured level, namely that families' wishes and an organization's guidelines do not always coincide. 

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Lived experience

Non-urgent condition

Nurse-led consultation

Pediatric emergency department

Pediatric nurse

Reflective lifeworld research

article

child

consultation

emergency ward

health care quality

human

interview

intuition

negotiation

nurse

personal experience

practice guideline

qualitative research

receptive field

skill

Sweden

Människan i vården

The Human Perspective in Care

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