Experiences of Critical Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilators in General Wards
Keywords:
Experiences, Respiratory failure, VentilatorAbstract
This qualitative research aimed to describe the experiences of critical patients receiving mechanical ventilators in general wards. This study used Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Nine key informants were critical patients with respiratory failure who utilized mechanical ventilators at the general ward. Individual in-depth interview was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using van Manen’s approach Trustworthiness was established following Lincoln and Guba’s criteria.
The findings revealed five thematic categories reflected within four lived-worlds of van Manen. 1) lived things: technologies for helping to survive; 2) lived body: suffering and having fears; 3) lived time: having hope for intubation; 4) lived relations: worry about family being. The findings could enable nurses and the healthcare team to understand better the patients receiving mechanical ventilators in general wards and serve as a guide for nursing quality improvement in responding to problems and needs of critical patients with mechanical ventilators in general wards.
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