Caring for patients of Islamic denomination: critical care nurses' experiences in Saudi Arabia

Background: Family members have traumatic experiences when a loved one is admitted into critical care units as they are not psychological prepared for the sudden illness of a loved one. Attending to the needs of family members of critically ill patients is vital in providing appropriate holistic care for both the patient and the family.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive quantitative research design was used. The study was conducted in a military hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, within 10 critical care units. A total of 25 doctors, 66 critical care nurses and 38 family members were included in the study. Data was collected using the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI), a Likert tool developed by Jane Leske which has established reliability of 0.80-0.97.Findings: The most important need as perceived by doctors was “the “need to know the expected outcome’ regarding the patient’s condition, M= 3.72 (SD = 0.54), while critical care nurses’ perceived the most important family need as “To have explanations of the environment before going into the critical care unit for the first time, M= 3.65 (SD= 0.54). Further to this, family members’ perceived “To be assured that the best care possible is being given to the patient” as the most important family need M= 3.76 (SD= 0.54).Conclusion: Health care professionals have a responsibility towards meeting these needs in order to provide care that is holistic in nature that encompasses the basic tenets of patient-family centered care.

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Investigation of Burnout, its Associated Factors and its Effect on the Quality of Life of Critical Care Nurses Working in Buraydah Central Hospital at Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

The Open Nursing Journal ◽

10.2174/1874434602014010190 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 190-202

Author(s):

Majid Ali Alotni ◽

Samia Eaid Elgazzar

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Critical Care ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Years Of Experience ◽

Central Hospital ◽

Life Score

Background: Burnout is a grave problem for critical care workers because they are exposed to prolonged psychosocial stressors, including advanced technology, high responsibilities and great patient acuity. The aim of this study was to investigate burnout, its associated factors and its effect on self-care among critical care nurses. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was carried out with 170 critical care nurses at Buraydah Central Hospital at Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire including socio-demographic and work-related characteristics was used, as well as the Short Form SF12 to assess the quality of life, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to assess the level of burnout. Results: The three Maslach Burnout Inventory subscales, high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, low personal accomplishment and moderate total burnout score were used. The quality of life measure (sF12) showed moderate levels of physical, mental component score and total score of quality for the critical care nurses. Factors associated with burnout include age, nationality, and years of experience and the wish to change department showed statistical significance. Burnout and quality of life score had a significant negative correlation. Conclusion: Age, nationality, years of experience and wish to change department are all significantly associated with burnout. Finally, burnout and quality of life score of these critical care nurses had a negative significant correlation.

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Adverse Events Reporting System as Experienced by Critical-Care Nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/2456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Thusile Mabel Gqaleni ◽

Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Critical Care ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Patient Care ◽

Family Involvement ◽

Reporting System ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

Life Threatening

Critically ill patients admitted to critical-care units (CCUs) might have life-threatening or potentially life-threatening problems. Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in CCUs, resulting in compromised quality of patient care. This study explores the experiences of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in relation to how the reported AEs were analysed and handled in CCUs. The study was conducted in the CCUs of five purposively selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A descriptive qualitative design was used to obtain data through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of five unit managers working in the CCUs to provide a deeper meaning of their experiences. This study was a part of a bigger study using a mixed-methods approach. The recorded qualitative data were analysed using Tesch’s content analysis. The main categories of information that emerged during the data analysis were (i) the existence of an AE reporting system, (ii) the occurrence of AEs, (iii) the promotion of and barriers to AE reporting, and (iv) the handling of AEs. The findings demonstrated that there were major gaps that affected the maximum utilisation of the reporting system. In addition, even though the system existed in other institutions, it was not utilised at all, hence affecting quality patient care. The following are recommended: (1) a non-punitive and non-confrontational system should be promoted, and (2) an organisational culture should be encouraged where support structures are formed within institutions, which consist of a legal framework, patient and family involvement, effective AE feedback, and education and training of staff.

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