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Intensive care nurses' perceptions of critical care rehabilitation nursing: A content analysis

  • Global Health and Nursing
  • Abbr : Global Health Nurs
  • 2024, 14(2), pp.159-171
  • DOI : 10.35144/ghn.2024.14.2.159
  • Publisher : Research Institute of Nursing Science
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science
  • Received : May 16, 2024
  • Accepted : June 28, 2024
  • Published : July 31, 2024

Yun, Jungmi 1 Lee, Hyun-Ju ORD ID 2 Yerin Baek 3 Taehwa Kim 4

1부산대학교
2부산가톨릭대학교
3부산대학교 간호대학
4양산부산대학교병원 호흡기내과

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: Evidence of the effectiveness of critical care rehabilitation is accumulating, and the role of nurses is essential for critical care rehabilitation to operate effectively. This study aimed to comprehensively explore the perceptions of critical care rehabilitation nursing from the perspective of critical care nurses. Method: This qualitative study conducted individual in-depth interviews with 13 critical care nurses who were engaged in critical care rehabilitation. Data were collected from April to December 2022. A content analysis was conducted to identify themes within the interview transcripts. Results: Four categories were identified form exploring critical care nurses’ perceptions of critical care rehabilitation nursing: “Perceptions of critical care rehabilitation,” “Perceptions of critical care rehabilitation nursing,” “Barriers to critical care rehabilitation nursing,” and “Suggestions for establishing critical care rehabilitation nursing.” Conclusion: To revitalize critical care rehabilitation, it is urgent to address the challenges of critical care nurses. First and foremost, the critical care rehabilitation workforce must be expanded. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses need to be included in the multidisciplinary team and be involved in decision-making, and multidisciplinary teams need to collaborate based on organic communication. Additionally, establishing critical care rehabilitation training programs and expanding educational opportunities should promote successful critical care rehabilitation.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.