Aim:
The aim of the study was to deductively study person-centred care, based on critical care nurses’ experiences during the first phase of the covid-19 pandemic.
Design:
The study used a qualitative design.
Method:
Data collection was conducted as individual interviews and was analysed with qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach.
Participants:
Six critical care nurses working in a special covid-19 intensive care unit during the first phase of the pandemic participated.
Findings:
The findings are presented within the four domains of person-centred practice: the prerequisites, the care environment, person-centred processes and person-centred outcomes. While the ambition and knowledge about how to work in accordance with person-centred practice were high, there were several obstacles to perform it.
Conclusion:
We need to prepare ahead of time so that nurses have optimal organisational prerequisites to be able to work in accordance with person-centred practice, also during pandemics and other crisis, which means to be able to give nursing care in accordance with the ill person’s needs and resources.
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-03-02 (hanlid)