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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Intensive Care Nurses' Experience of Caring in Greece; A Qualitative Study.

Stelios Parissopoulos, Fiona Timmins, Meropi Mpouzika, Marianna Mantzorou, Theodore Kapadochos, Eleni Papagaroufali

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Stelios ParissopoulosDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8443-8303
Fiona TimminsSchool of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.
Meropi MpouzikaDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0001-7730-940X
Marianna MantzorouDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6444-2009
Theodore KapadochosDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3186-0903
Eleni PapagaroufaliDepartment of Social Anthropology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, 17671 Athens, Greece.

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University of West Attica Special Account for Research Grants (ELKE)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhilst nurses and critical care services have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more apparent that intensive care nurses are presented with challenging ethical and clinical decisions and are required to care for individuals with critical illnesses under high-pressure conditions. This is not a new phenomenon. The aim of this study, which was conducted before the outbreak of COVID-19, was to explore the experience of caring through the narratives of intensive care nurses in Greece.

methodsA qualitative study was conducted through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with nineteen ICU nurses in Athens. Transcripts were subjected to Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis and organised with Atlas.ti v8 QDA software.

resultsThe intensive care nurses' experience of caring in Greece encompassed four themes: (A) being "

conclusionsThe narratives of this study highlight that ICU nurses in Greece provide patient-centred and compassionate care. Nurse leaders should develop appropriate healthcare policies so as to ensure the adequate provision of staff, specialist education, and support to nurses working in critical care. Failure to address these issues may lead to poor quality of care and negative patient outcomes.

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caringempathyICU nursenegotiationqualitativetechnologythematic analysis

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PMCPMC9859179

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