scholarly journals Experiences of burn patients in Ghana: A qualitative study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Lily Yarney ◽  
Elizabeth Yeboah ◽  
Rachael Hansen-Garshong
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Bijani ◽  
Fateme Mohammadi

Abstract Background Burn patients are among the most vulnerable groups of patients requiring principled ethical care. Caring for these patients often brings various ethical challenges for the members of the health care teams, especially nurses, which affect the clinical decisions made for these patients. A limited number of studies have addressed the ethical challenges of caring for burn patients for the responsible caregivers, so the present study attempted to identify these challenges. The present study aimed to explore the health professionals' experiences of the ethical challenges during caring for burn patients. Methods This was a qualitative study with a descriptive, phenomenological design. 22 health professional practiced in public burn centers in Iran who met the inclusion criteria of the study were selected via purposeful sampling to participate in the study from June to August 2019. Data were collected using semi-structured, in-depth interviews with the individuals as well as field notes. Sampling was continued up to the data saturation. Thereafter, the collected data were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Results The findings of the study yielded 3 themes, including respect for the patient's privacy, respect for the patient's personal identity, and care challenges, as well as 9 categories. Conclusion The findings of this study showed that the burn patients’ caregivers face some challenges in the domains of maintaining the patient's privacy, respecting the patient’s personal identity, and making the best clinical decision. Thus, providing the cultural, professional, and organizational requirements of meeting the challenges of caring for burn patients can consequently result in the caregivers’ inner peace and the improved performance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 541-546
Author(s):  
Razieh Sadat Mousavi-roknabadi ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Mehrdad Askarian ◽  
Abbas Haghshenas ◽  
Brahmaputra Marjadi

Abstract Objectives To explore the causes of medical errors (ME) and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses at an Iranian teaching hospital. Design A qualitative study, based on individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews and content analysis approach. Settings The study was conducted at the Pediatric Department of the largest tertiary general and teaching hospital in Shiraz, southern Iran. Participants The study population was all pediatrics nurses who work at Pediatric Department and they had been trained on ME, as well as methods to report them through the hospital’s ME reporting system. Purposive sampling was used by selecting key informants until data saturation was achieved and no more new information was obtained. Finally, 18 pediatric nurses were interviewed. Main outcome measure(s) Pediatrics nurses’ views on the causes of ME and under-reporting. Results We found five main factors causing ME and under-reporting: personal factors, workplace factors, managerial factors, work culture and error reporting system. These factors were further classified into proximal and distal factors. Proximal factors had direct relationship with ME and distal factors were contextual factors. Conclusion Causes of ME and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses are complex and intertwined. Both proximal and distal factors need to be simultaneously addressed using context-specific approaches. Further research on other groups of healthcare workers and using a quantitative approach will be beneficial to elucidate the most appropriate interventions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. e36678
Author(s):  
Edgar Amatuzzi ◽  
Marcela Astolphi Souza ◽  
Luciana De Lione Melo

Objetivo: compreender as vivências de famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, participantes de oficina de biscuit. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, modalidade fenomenológica, realizada em um hospital público, de ensino, localizado no estado de São Paulo, com 13 famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, após aprovação do comitê de ética, parecer número 2253964. Resultados: as famílias revelaram que o período intraoperatório é o mais crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre o sucesso e/ou insucesso da cirurgia. No entanto, ao participarem da oficina de biscuit, as famílias perceberam novos sentimentos, como calma, tranquilidade, relaxamento, distração e troca de experiências entre as famílias. O uso da arte foi considerado um modo de cuidado à família e seu reconhecimento mobilizou sentimento de gratidão nessas famílias. Conclusão: a oficina de biscuit possibilitou a manifestação de sentimentos positivos, além do reconhecimento desta intervenção como sendo um modo de cuidado à família.ABSTRACTObjective: to understand the experiences of the families of children in the intraoperative period, who were participating in a cold porcelain workshop. Methodology: this phenomenological, qualitative study was conducted at a public teaching hospital in São Paulo state with 13 families of children in the intraoperative period, after research ethics committee approval (Opinion No. 2253964). Results: the families revealed that the intraoperative period is the most critical, and full of expectations about the success and/or failure of surgery. However, by participating in the cold porcelain workshop, the families perceived new feelings of calm, tranquility, relaxation, distraction and sharing of experiences among families. Using art was considered a way of caring for the family, and recognition of that brought out a feeling of gratitude in these families. Conclusion: the cold porcelain workshop allowed people to express good feelings, as well as the acknowledgement that this was a way of caring for the family.RESUMENObjetivo: comprender las vivencias de familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, participantes de taller de biscuit. Metodología: investigación cualitativa, modalidad fenomenológica, realizada en un hospital público, de enseñanza, localizado en el estado de São Paulo, con 13 familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, después de aprobación del comité de ética, dictamen número 2253964. Resultados: las familias revelaron que el periodo intraoperatorio es el más crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre el éxito y/o fracaso de la cirugía. Sin embargo, al participar del taller de biscuit, las familias percibieron nuevos sentimientos, como calma, tranquilidad, relajación, distracción e intercambio de experiencias entre las familias. El uso del arte fue considerado un modo de cuidado a la familia y su reconocimiento ocasionó un sentimiento de gratitud en esas familias. Conclusión: el taller de biscuit posibilitó la manifestación de sentimientos positivos, además del reconocimiento de esta intervención como siendo un modo de cuidado a la familia.


2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Joshi ◽  
V. Diwan ◽  
A.J. Tamhankar ◽  
R. Joshi ◽  
H. Shah ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Jordão de Assis Silva ◽  
Clélia Albino Simpson ◽  
Francisca Patrícia Barreto de Carvalho ◽  
Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva

Objetiva-se descrever a experiência de vida de pessoas com queimaduras e os sentimentos vivenciados durante ainternação hospitalar. Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo exploratório e descritivo, apropriandose do aporte teórico e metodológico da História Oral, na modalidade História Oral de Vida, como técnica de apreensãoe preparo analítico dos relatos. Foram entrevistados 14 sujeitos vítimas de queimaduras que estiverem internadosno Complexo Hospitalar Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel, no período de março a maio de 2016. As histórias de vidas,narradas pelos colaboradores, serão analisadas pela técnica de análise de conteúdo temática. Com os resultados,busca-se identifi car os sentimentos vividos pelos usuários vítimas de queimaduras durante a internação hospitalar,refl etindo-se sobre suas experiências de vida em relação ao momento experenciado, evidenciando-se seus anseiose necessidades.Palavras-chave: Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida; Emoções; Queimaduras; Hospitalização.AbsTRAcTThe aim is to describe the life experience of people with burns and the feelings experienced during hospitalization.This is a qualitative study, exploratory and descriptive, appropriating the theoretical and methodologicalcontributions of oral history, in the form Oral History of Life, as seizure of technical and analytical preparationof reports. We interviewed 14 burn victims who are admitted to the Hospital Complex Monsignor WalfredoGurgel, from March to May 2016. The stories of lives, narrated by employees, will be analyzed by the thematiccontent analysis technique. So expects to identify what are the feelings experienced by burn patients duringhospitalization, refl ecting their life experiences, highlighting their concerns and need to respect the nursing careof these patients.Keywords: Life Change Events; Emotions; Burns; Hospitalization.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agani Afaya ◽  
Vida N. Yakong ◽  
Richard A. Afaya ◽  
Solomon M. Salia ◽  
Peter Adatara ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Abbas Atyia Hammoudi ◽  
Azhar Noori Hussein ◽  
Mohammed Shamkhi Jebur

From the period from March to August 2016,210 swabs were collected from the burn patients hospitalized indifferent hospitals in Baghdad City: Al-Karama Teaching Hospital,Special Burn Hospital,Central Teaching Laboratories,Child protection Teaching Hospital,Imam Ali Hospital. Out of 210 clinical isolates,42 (37.5 %) had been shown a single isolated of pathogenic bacteria K. pneumoniae and the others were belonged to other bacteria and mixed growth isolates. Identification of all isolates were carried out depending on macroscopic, microscopic characterizations,conventional biochemical tests and Api 20E system.Metallo-β lactamase (MBL) enzymes were screen by two phenotypic methods (Meropenem-EDTA double disks method and Modified Hodg test). Susceptibility testing were used with The following antibiotic disks:Imipenem, Meropenem, Ceftazidime, Cefotaxime, Pipracillin, Gentamicin, Amikacin andCiprofloxacin.The percentage of resistance isolates were as followed:Imipenem (21.42%), Meropenem (19.04%), Ceftazidime (69.04%),Cefotaxime (85.71%),Pipracillin (85.71%),Gentamicin (26.19%),Amikacin (19.04 %) andCiprofloxacin (59.52%).The percentage of the prevalence of blaNDM-1 and blaNDM-2 genes in K.pneumoniae isolates from burn patients in Baghdad hospitals were as followed:20 (100 %) forblaNDM-1 genes and 6 (30 %) for blaNDM-2 genes.


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