Search for dissertations about: "operating nurses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words operating nurses.

  2. 1. Attractive Work : Nurses´ work in operating departments, and factors that make it attractive

    Author : Catrine Björn; Malin Josephson; Barbro Wadensten; Dag Rissén; Lotta Dellve; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : attractive work; nursing workforce; personnel turnover; job satisfaction; nurse retention; nurse shortage; operating room; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Previous studies show that nurse retention is one of the most effective strategies to counteract nursing shortages. Few studies have focused on the crucial resource of registered specialist nurses in operating departments. READ MORE

  4. 2. Teamwork in the operating room - The role of organizational design and implications for patient safety

    Author : Christofer Rydenfält; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Interprofessional work; Leadership; Observation; Operating room; Organizational design; Patient safety; Teamwork;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis is teamwork in healthcare. Healthcare is often described as complex. This description is more appropriate now than ever with the extensive specialization that has taken place in recent decades resulting in increasingly specialized physicians and nurses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Safeguarding from surgical site infections : A mutual responsibility between the patient, caregiver and the perioperative healthcare leaders

    Author : Maria Qvistgaard; Sofia Almerud Österberg; Peller Gustafson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Operating Room; Perioperative care; Prevention; Qualitative content analysis; Reflective lifeworld research; Surgical site infection; Operating room nurse; Teamwork; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis is to describe and explore preventive measuresand risks for surgical site infections.Methods: Study I, a registry based and observational design study, includes 35 056cases analysed for risks for reoperation caused by periprosthetic joint infection afterelective total hip arthroplasty. READ MORE

  6. 4. Swedish operating room nurses preventive interventions to reduce bacterial growth, surgical site infections, and increase comfort in patients undergoing surgery

    Author : Camilla Wistrand; Ulrica Nilsson; Bo Söderquist; Karin Falk-Brynhildsen; Tor Monsen; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; skin disinfection; patient experience; skin temperature; intra-operative; surgical site infection; bacterial growth; recolonization;

    Abstract : Surgical site infection is a major postoperative complication that causes patient suffering and is costly for society. The general aim of this thesis was to test and describe interventions performed by operating room (OR) nurses to prevent bacterial growth in surgical patients, with the intent to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) whilst increase patients comfort. READ MORE

  7. 5. Communication and Patient Safety : Transfer of information between healthcare personnel in anaesthetic clinics

    Author : Maria Randmaa; Maria Engström; Gunilla Mårtensson; Christine Leo Swenne; Hans Rutberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; anaesthesiologist; anaesthetic clinic; communication; handover; incident reports; information transfer; interruption; memory; nurse; operating theatre; patient safety; post-anaesthesia care unit; safety attitudes; SBAR; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Communication errors are frequent during the perioperative period and cause clinical incidents and adverse events. The overall aim of the thesis was to study communication – the transfer of information, especially the postoperative handover – between healthcare personnel in an anaesthetic clinic and the effects of using the communication tool SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) from a patient safety perspective. READ MORE