Nurses' perception of their role in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation care: A qualitative assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, there has been interest in the education of nursing personnel to provide veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Kuwait. There is need to understand the experience of nurses who take on this new role.

Aim

We aimed to explore the perspectives of nurses about their role, with a special focus on their competencies and the challenges faced while caring for patients who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Methods

We used a qualitative descriptive approach, using in-depth individual interviews. Nineteen nurses working with veno-venous an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine in an adult intensive care unit of a general hospital in Kuwait were included in the study. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analy

SUBMITTER: Alshammari MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290066 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature