Mid Sweden University

För framtidens specialistsjuksköterskor krävs professionskunskaper i kombination med yrkesskrivande och akademiskt skrivande, det vill säga ämnesintegrerad skrivdidaktik. Med inspiration från Skrivlyftet vid Mittuniversitetet har vi lärare inom tre specialistutbildningar utvecklat en kurs. En inventering våra specialistsjuksköterskeutbildningar genomfördes, den visade att det saknades uttalade lärandemål kring läsande och skrivande. Därför är syftet med presentationen att föra en fördjupad diskussion kring tillblivelsen av kursen ”Ämnesintegrerad skrivdidaktik inom specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning”. Kursen består av olika delmoment från formellt skrivande och konstruktiv respons till ett väl utvecklat yrkesskrivande och akademiskt skrivande. Under arbetet med kursen har utvecklats i vår lärarroll och dessutom skapat ett forum där vi kan inspireras och hämta kraft. Arbetssituationen har blivit mer begriplig, hanterbar och meningsfull och har resulterat i en ”känsla av sammanhang”. Kursen har inte fått den genomslagskraft som önskat och kommer i nuläget inte att genomföras. Förhoppningen är dock att våra erfarenheter kan bidra med inspiration och kunskaper inför andra utbildningars framtida kursutvecklingar kring ämnesintegrerad skrivdidaktik.

Referenser:

Borglin, G. (2012). Promoting critical thinking and academic writing skills in nurse education. Nurse Education Today, 32. 611–613.

Jefferies, D., McNally, S., Roberts, K., Wallace, A., Stunden, A., D’Souza, S., & Glew, P. (2018). The importance of academic literacy for undergraduate nursing students and its relationship to future professional clinical practice: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 60. 84-91.

Mitchell, K., Blanchard, L., & Roberts, T. (2020). Seeking transformation: how students in nursing view their academic writing context – a qualitative systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, (17). 1. 2–14.

Wingate, U. (2019). Achieving transformation through collaboration: the role of academic literacies. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (15).

The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate the experience of having an acute myocardial infarction in newly afflicted persons living in sparsely populated counties, and whether an intervention with peer mentors would provide support by affecting the perception of illness, health related quality of life and everyday life. The aim was also to describe the support of peer mentors from their perspective and what the mentoring meant to them. The thesis was based on four empirical studies (I-IV) and had a prospective, longitudinal, quasi-experimental, comparative design. A suitable sample was recruited, comprising 72 individuals who were newly afflicted with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for the first time; 34 of them were offered contact with a peer mentor, while 38 were not. Furthermore, 34 peer mentors participated in the project. The results were based on data collected from 28 individuals with mentors, 33 individuals without and 22 peer mentors. In studies I and III, qualitative approaches were used based on individual interviews with 20 newly afflicted individuals with (n=11) and without (n=9) mentors one year after AMI. The aims were to describe individuals’ perceptions of the psychosocial consequences of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and of their access to support one year after the event (I) and to describe individual perceptions of their lifestyle and support, 1 year after an AMI with or without mentorship (III). Study II was quantitative, consisting of data from questionnaires IPQ-R and SF-36 answered by 61 newly afflicted individuals with (n=28) and without (n=33) mentors. It aimed to investigate whether changes in illness perception and health-related quality of life occur over time after an intervention with peer mentors 1, 6 and 12 months after an AMI. Study IV had a mixed design and included peer mentors with the purpose to describing the personal meaning of being a peer mentor, for a person recovering from an acute myocardial infarction. Data consisted of individual interviews (n=15) and some data from IPQ-R and SF-36 that were provided on two occasions (n=22). All of the interviews (I, III, IV) were digitally recorded and analysed by qualitative content analysis, while the quantitative studies included descriptive data and were further compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) (II) and the paired-sample t-test (IV).

The results from all four studies are interpreted and presented together, and they show differences and similarities between the newly afflicted with or without peer mentors and the peer mentors. The results comprise six main areas; the meaning of becoming a person with an AMI (I, II, III) pointed toward an awareness of the situation expressed both in positive and negative terms, as being thankful or of being afraid of having a second AMI. View at health care (I) indicated that follow-up after discharge was sometimes a positive experience but more often resulted in dissatisfaction with this part of the health-care system. Consequences (II) showed significant effects between groups in the dimensions ‘consequences’ and ‘timeline acute/chronic’ (IPQ-R), with higher mean values for those without mentors and a significant effect of time in both dimensions. There were also physical consequences for many of the participants (I, II, III, IV) as well as psychological consequences (I, II, IV). Everyday life (I, III) was affected by AMI that sometimes limited activities. There were demands to change areas of life-style that were perceived as both positive and negative. Health (II, III, IV) showed that health increased for most individuals during the year, as confirmed by significant values for time for those newly afflicted. The peer mentors showed a decrease in mean values but expressed that they felt healthier after compared with before their commitment. Meaning of support (I, IV) indicated that families and relatives had an important, supportive role for newly afflicted participants. The mentorship showed that the relationship was, in some cases and for different reasons, unsuccessful. However, most of them were satisfied, and new friendships arose. More of the mentors felt pride and were thankful because their experience was shown to be valuable to others in addition to themselves.

 The results were synthesised using the Human Becoming nursing theory, which confirmed that recovery after an AMI is a process that occurs over time in which that those afflicted must accept and be comfortable being a person who is afflicted by an AMI. Some tendencies indicated an advantage for the newly afflicted participants who had received contact with a peer mentor. Conclusion: Because the mentor had experienced the same event, the relationship contributed to the security of the mentee. The peer mentors matured with the task because they felt that their experience was valuable and they felt unique.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe individuals' perceptions of the psychosocial consequences of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and of their access to support one year after the event. Methods: The study included 20 participants (14 men and six women) who lived in rural areas and had experienced their first AMI. Eleven were offered contact with a mentor. The participants were interviewed one year after their AMI. Results: The findings are presented in three themes: having a different life, having to manage the situation and having access to support, with 11 subthemes. During their recovery, the participants experienced psychosocial consequences, consisting of anxiety and the fear of being afflicted again. Most mentees appreciated their mentor and some of those without mentors wished they had received organised support. Participants were often more dissatisfied than satisfied with the follow-up provided during recovery. Conclusions: After an AMI, follow-up is important during recovery, but the standardised information provided is inadequate. During recovery, people need help dealing with existential crises. After discharge, receiving peer support from lay people with similar experiences could be valuable. The knowledge gleaned from this study could be used in education at coronary care units and in health care outside the hospital setting. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

After an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), people are encouraged to adopt a healthy lifestyle. But they are not always motivated to maintain the necessary lifestyle changes and need the right support to do it. In sparsely populated areas, people afflicted by an AMI have difficulty in finding standard rehabilitation programmes near their homes during the recovery, so they need alternative forms of support. The aim was to describe individual perceptions of their lifestyle and support, 1year after an AMI, with or without mentorship. This study has a qualitative, descriptive design with data collected in individual interviews. Twenty men and women were interviewed 1year after their first AMI, and 11 had been offered contact with mentors who had had an AMI. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. Those with and without mentors had similarities and tendencies to variation in their perceptions, with both a positive and negative view of life. The participants were aware of the necessity of living a healthy lifestyle but some resisted doing so. They wished to live as before, and all saw the future positively. Having a mentor with the same experience could be valuable for some people, but more research is needed to understand the lack of motivation to make beneficial lifestyle changes after a serious health event as AMI.

Challenge after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is to manage the disease and to prevent a second AMI. Other people with the same illness have a unique understanding of the situation; therefore, they can provide valuable support. Being a peer mentor and contributing one’s own experiences of the same illness can even lead to increased self-confidence. The aim was to describe personal perceptions of being a peer mentor for a person recovering from an AMI. Patients in three sparsely populated counties, who had experienced their first AMI the previous year, were offered contact with peer mentors. The peer mentors had experienced an AMI between one and ten years ago. Sixteen of them were interviewed after one year as mentor. The interview texts were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Two themes summarized the interview results, “being in charge” and “being comfortable”, which incorporated six subthemes. The peer mentors also answered a questionnaire, and according to the purpose of the study, certain parts of the questionnaires were analysed using a paired-sample t-test. The dimensions measured in the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) showed significant increased mean values, including Illness Coherence (p ≤ .001) and Emotional representation (p ≤ .05). Highlights of the results included that being a peer mentor led to feelings of pride and that peer mentors should be preceded by a careful matching between patients and mentors.

Introduktion Antalet larm som handlar om barn är få till antalet (1-3). Att vårda barn är en uppgift som kan väcka känslor av stress hos ambulanssjuksköterskorna (AS) (2).

Syfte Att beskriva ambulanssjuksköterskornas känslor och hanteringen av dessa, före, under och efter vårdmöten med barn.

Metod En kvalitativ design har använts relevant utifrån syftet (4). Sjutton individuella intervjuer genomfördes.

Resultat Innan larm kände sig AS osäkra kring vårdmöten med barn, det var svårare än larm om vuxna på grund av få larm och svårigheterna att få erfarenhet. På väg ut kände de anspänning, känslor av att inget får gå fel. Att åka med erfarna kollegor innebar känslor av trygghet och lugn. Teamet kunde ge lugn. På plats klev de in i den professionella rollen, för vissa innebärandes känslor av säkerhet och trygghet. För andra, att skärma av sig från egna känslor och sätta upp en lugn front. De kunde känna frustration när de inte kunde hjälpa barnet, ibland irritation då föräldrar störde deras interaktion med barnet. Vid avlämningen kände AS ansvar och beskyddande över barnet och ville ge en sömlös övergång till nästa vårdare. De kände ansvar över att förklara för barnet att deras resa var slut och kunde känna saknad om det avslutet uteblev. Efter avlämning kunde AS uppleva en mix av känslor, tillfredställelse av prestationen och bekymmer över det som inträffat. Teamet kunde reflektera över det som inträffat och känslorna kring det.  

Diskussion Utbildning i vård av barn kan minska stress, även visat av Nordén m fl (5). Tillit inom teamet kan påverka vårdmötet. En känsla av ansvar för varandra, likt Vicente m fl (6), fanns bland AS. Den professionella rollen är tvådelad men syftar båda till att ge barnet ett tryggt möte, likt Svensson m fl och Waldow (7, 8). Att reflektera enskilt och tillsammans kan stärka teamet och den enskilde i yrkesutövning genom att skapa en lärandeprocess, visat av Bohström m fl (9), och arbetsgivaren bör bereda tillfällen för detta.  

Referenser 

1. Harve H, Salmi H, Rahiala E, Pohjalainen P, Kuisma M. Out-of-hospital paediatric emergencies: a prospective, population-based study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2016;60(3):360-9. 

2. Jeruzal JN, Boland LL, Frazer MS, Kamrud JW, Myers RN, Lick CJ, et al. Emergency Medical Services Provider Perspectives on Pediatric Calls: A Qualitative Study. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019;23(4):501-9. 

3. Jewkes F. Prehospital emergency care for children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2001;84(2):103-5. 

4. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Eleventh edition. International edition uppl.; 2021. 

5. Nordén C, Hult K, Engström Å. Ambulance nurses’ experiences of nursing critically ill and injured children: A difficult aspect of ambulance nursing care. International Emergency Nursing 2014;22(2):75-80. 

6. Vicente V, Jansson J, Wikström M, Danehorn E, Rubenson Wahlin R. Prehospital Emergency Nurses' coping strategies associated to traumatic experiences. International Emergency Nursing 2021;59:N.PAG-N.PAG. 

7. Svensson C, Bremer A, Holmberg M. Ambulance nurses’ experiences of patient relationships in urgent and emergency situations: A qualitative exploration. Clinical Ethics 2019;14(2):70-9. 

8. Waldow VR. Collaborative care in health institutions: The nurse as integrator. Texto & Contexto Enfermagem 2014;23(4):1145-52. 

9. Bohström D, Carlström E, Sjöström N. Managing stress in prehospital care: Strategies used by ambulance nurses. International Emergency Nursing 2017;32:28-33.

Background: Care encounters with children are a challenging and important task, but opportunities for such encounters are rarely available. Therefore, ambulance nurses (ANs) face difficulties in gaining experience in properly handling children, which can lead to stress for the ANs. A deeper understanding of ANs’ emotions through the course of the care encounter is needed.

Aim: To describe how ambulance nurses’ feel and manage their emotions before, during and after a care encounter with a child.

Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted, with content analysis being performed on seventeen individual interviews.

Findings: Three themes were identified: Feeling worried and insecure, Emotional surge, and Mixed feelings of satisfaction and concern.

Conclusion: The ANs experienced a range of emotions during a care encounter with children as they had little experience with it. More training and education in paediatric care could benefit ANs. The ANs use professionalism during care encounters to create a calm and secure atmosphere for families. Their will to bring about a safe journey for the child and family through the care encounter supersedes their nervousness. Reflection after a care encounter could strengthen their confidence in their professional role and reduce emotional distress in future encounters. 

Introduction

Ambulance nurses’ (ANs) feel less confident treating children. According to the United Nations Convention on Child Rights, there is a provision to safeguard children’s rights. Child-Centered Care (CCC) strives to lift children’s voices in healthcare.

Aim

To describe ambulance nurses’ experiences of facilitating child-friendly care.MethodA qualitative approach with Reflexive Thematic Analysis was performed on seventeen individual semi-structured interviews.

Result

One overarching theme, caring with the child in center, and three themes were developed: adapting to follow the child’s lead, being reliable by balancing the trust, stepping back and supporting.

Discussion

The ANs’ communication with the children was honest and straightforward. Letting the child and the parents perform the care together reduced the child’s anxiety. Guided participation was used by ANs, expanding the child’s initiative.ConclusionThe ANs work according to CCC, but unknowingly. It is important and beneficial to elevate the CCC to a conscious level. The ANs could refer to CCC in training new colleagues, reflecting on cases, and incorporating the Child Act in their work.

Background: Ambulance nurses (ANs) perform their work in situations which have not been planned. In such settings, the care of children can be extra challenging. Challenges might be pharmaceutical dosage, vital parameters that differ from adults, and the child's verbal development. Despite such challenges, the ANs must make the child participatory and listen to the child's voice. Such measures are described in child-centred care (CCC), which highlights the importance of care from the child's perspective.  

Aim: To describe ambulance nurses' experiences of facilitating child-friendly care encounters.  

Method: Seventeen individual semi-structured interviews were analysed with Reflexive Thematic Analysis.  

Result: The overarching theme, Caring with the child in centre, consists of three themes that describe the ANs' efforts to keep the child in the centre of care. The three themes constitute Adapting to follow the child's lead, describing how the ANs adapted themselves and the child's care, and constantly being sensitive to the child's signals. Being reliable by balancing the trust highlighting the honest and direct communication with the child, and describing the role of proxy when the child's condition was acute. Last, Stepping back and supporting showing the AN's role as a guide in the care, letting the child and parent perform as much as possible, however always with the AN present in the background.  

Discussion: The result indicates that the ANs work accordingly to CCC without it being expressed or aware. The importance of sensitivity to the child's perspective and autonomy is highlighted in CCC and is a typical work method for the ANs. Their communication with the child and the parents was direct and honest. That was considered imperative to safeguard the trust of the child. Earlier research describes the use of distractions to ease anxiety for the child. The present study suggests that the ANs instead use guided participation to make the child feel included and heard, thus reducing anxiety.  

Conclusion: It can be beneficial to make the ANs close link to CCC made aware, to make it conscious and deliberate. By doing so, CCC and its closeness to the Child Act can be used in the training and development of pediatric care within the ambulance service. In addition, it can be important for the ANs to learn of the high care level they give the children.

Background/Introduction: Ambulance nurses (ANs) experience a range of emotions in caring for children, feeling anxious and nervous if they lack experience or training (1). There is also an expectation for them to be respectful of the child´s autonomy, described in child-centered care (CCC) (2). ANs handle these challenges by stepping in to their professional role or pretending to be calm (1). Hence, it is important to research about how ANs create child friendliness. 

Objectives: To describe the experiences of ANs in creating child-friendly care encounters.

Methods: Seventeen individual semi-structured interviews with ANs were analyzed using the reflexive thematic analysis (3). 

Results: The themes (see figure 1) show the adaptation carried out by the ANs in caring for the child. They let the child set the pace in an encounter, employing sensitivity to the child´s signals. ANs were honest and direct, safeguarding the trust, allowing the participation of both child and parents in the care. Staying in the background when possible, letting the child and parents be close. ANs strived to maintain the child-centeredness of the care, prioritizing the child´s autonomy.

Conclusion: Although not aware, ANs work with a strong connection to CCC. The ANs’ care links to multiple key factors in CCC, such as child´s perspective and guided participation (2). This should be highlighted to strengthen the ANs perception of the care given and benefit the children by clearly define the importance of respecting their autonomy.

Figure 1. Overview of the overarching theme and themes

References 

1. Näsström M, Junehag L, Häggström M, Holmström-Rising M. An emotional journey when encountering children in prehospital care: Experiences from ambulance nurses. International Emergency Nursing 2023;66.

2. Coyne I, Hallstrom I, Soderback M. Reframing the focus from a family-centred to a child-centred care approach for children's healthcare. Journal of Child Health Care 2016;20(4):494-502.

3. Braun V, Clarke V. Thematic analysis : a practical guide. SAGE; 2022.

In Sweden, each year approximately 700 children develop Type 1 diabetes. Living with the illness is a challenge for youth and requires adjustments to lifestyle, and to manage school. The aim was to describe youths’ experiences of living with Type 1 diabetes in relation to school. A qualitative research design was used and interviews were performed with eight girls and five boys with Type 1 diabetes. The interviews were subjected to qualitative content analysis. Three themes were identified: to be friends with the diabetes, striving for normality and receiving support from others. Results showed a need to increase the understanding of T1D and diabetic competence within the Swedish school system and knowledge of youths’ own experiences is vital in this work. Living with T1D was a struggle for normality, independency and the youth needed to be friends with diabetes to handle everyday self-management. Although there are demanding life and school circumstances, it eventually becomes possible for the youth to handle the illness and to integrate and manage diabetes in school.

Background: Pain relief in children is a complex issue, partly an ethical dilemma and due to a lack of nursing competence. There are few studies regarding prehospital care encounters with children in pain. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences in prehospital care encounters with children in pain and the specific related challenges. Method: This study has a qualitative design. Eighteen Swedish nurses participated in three focus group interviews analysed using qualitative content analysis. Findings: The findings consist of a theme, “A challenge to shift focus and adjust to the child”, and three categories describing prehospital care encounters with children in pain: “Being receptive and focusing on care,” “Developing a trusting relationship,” and “Providing professional nursing care.” Caring for children in pain was stressful for the nurses. The nurses described how they had to shift focus and used different methods to build trust, such as playfulness, making eye contact, attracting curiosity, and using the parents to create trust. The also had to adjust to the child regarding dosages and materials. Conclusion: Nurses has to be practically, mentally, and theoretically prepared to care for children with prehospital pain. It is essential to evaluate the administration of adequate pain relief to children, and more evidence-based knowledge is necessary concerning the different modes of administering pain-relieving drugs to prehospital children.