Journal article
Factors affecting ward nurses' basic life support experiences: An integrative literature review
International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.29(5), pp.1-12
2023
PMID: 36502807
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Abstract
Background:
Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in non-critical care hospital wards is a stressful event for the registered nurse; stress may negatively affect performance. Delays in initiating basic life support and following current basic life support algorithms have been reported globally.
Aim:
The aim of this review was to investigate factors that can affect registered nurses' experiences of performing basic life support.
Methods:
Using the five-step integrative literature review method from Whittemore and Knafl, this review searched articles published between January 2000 and June 2022 for qualitative and quantitative primary studies from the databases CINAHL Complete (EBSCO), Medline (Web of Science), Scopus and PubMed.
Results:
Nine studies from eight countries met the inclusion criteria and were appraised here. Five themes relating to factors affecting the performance of basic life support were found during this review: staff interaction issues, confidence concerns, fear of harm and potential litigation, defibrillation concerns and basic life support training issues.
Conclusions:
This review revealed several concerns experienced by registered nurses in performing basic life support and highlights a lack of research. Factors affecting nurses' experiences need to be understood. This will allow education to focus on consideration of human factors, or non-technical skills during basic life support training, as well as technical skills, to improve outcomes for patients experiencing an in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.
Details
- Title
- Factors affecting ward nurses' basic life support experiences: An integrative literature review
- Authors
- Jennifer Dermer (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacySteven James (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyChristine Palmer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyMartin Christensen (Author) - Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityJudy Craft (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Publication details
- International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.29(5), pp.1-12
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1111/ijn.13120
- ISSN
- 1440-172X
- PMID
- 36502807
- Copyright note
- © 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Nursing Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99695798802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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