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: Received: 10 October 2023 / Approved: 11 October 2023 / Online: 11 October 2023 (07:30:50 CEST)
How to cite:
Sjöberg, C.; Ringdal, M.; Jildenstål, P. Pediatric Postoperative Recovery—It’s Not Just about the Technology. Preprints2023, 2023100691. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0691.v1
Sjöberg, C.; Ringdal, M.; Jildenstål, P. Pediatric Postoperative Recovery—It’s Not Just about the Technology. Preprints 2023, 2023100691. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0691.v1
Sjöberg, C.; Ringdal, M.; Jildenstål, P. Pediatric Postoperative Recovery—It’s Not Just about the Technology. Preprints2023, 2023100691. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0691.v1
APA Style
Sjöberg, C., Ringdal, M., & Jildenstål, P. (2023). Pediatric Postoperative Recovery—It’s Not Just about the Technology. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0691.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sjöberg, C., Mona Ringdal and Pether Jildenstål. 2023 "Pediatric Postoperative Recovery—It’s Not Just about the Technology" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0691.v1
Abstract
Background: Measuring vital signs has always been a central task for Critical Care Nurse´s (CCNs) and Registered Nurse Anesthetist`s (RNAs) providing care in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and a prerequisite for their decision-making. Properly measuring and understanding pediatric vital signs is a challenge in younger pediatric patients up to 36 months old.
Purpose: gain a greater understanding of CCNs' and RNAs' perceptions of decision-making regarding the level of vital sign monitoring children require in the PACU.
Method: A qualitative study design involving the critical-incident technique was used. Interviews were carried out with a purposeful sample of CCNs and RNAs (n=17) from two different hospitals.
Findings: According to the nurses' experience, grounds for decisions concerning children’s need of vital-sign monitoring were both adequate and inadequate. They used actions to adjust the monitoring of vital signs to optimise conditions for assessment and the prospects of a safe recovery for the child.
Conclusions: Evidence-based care and safety are compromised when the technology has limitations and is not adapted for children. Its use means that experience and clinical assessment are relied on to a greater extent. This not only makes experience important for reliable assessment, but also means that greater risks are accepted.
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