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Ambulance nurses' experiences of deciding a patient does not require ambulance care.
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- Patient factors associated with conveyance decision-making by Emergency Medical Services professionals in patients with a syncope: a cross-sectional factorial survey design.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Satisfaction among non-conveyed patients and significant others when discharged at the scene by the ambulance service: an exploratory cross-sectional survey.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Suboptimal prehospital decision- making for referral to alternative levels of care - frequency, measurement, acceptance rate and room for improvement.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Review
- The dialogue as decision support; lived experiences of extended collaboration when an ambulance is called.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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- Ambulance nurses' experiences of deciding a patient does not require ambulance care.Nursing open · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimTo describe ambulance nurses' experience of deciding a patient does not require ambulance care.
designAn inductive, empirical study with a qualitative approach.
methodsData collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews, and collected data were analysed with qualitative manifest content analysis. Data were collected during the spring 2017, and eight ambulance nurses participated.
resultsThe findings are presented in one main category, which is "Not very ill but a difficult decision" with totally three subcategories. The ambulance nurse's experience of making the assessment when the patient has no need for ambulance care is like walking the balance of slack line. This means that the assessment can be both easy and very difficult but something that definitely requires experience, knowledge and dedication.
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