Ana Magro-Morillo1, Salma Boulayoune-Zaagougui2, Vanesa Cantón-Habas3, Rafael Molina-Luque4, José Hernández-Ascanio5, Pedro E Ventura-Puertos6. 1. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. 2. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: salma_esp@hotmail.es. 3. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: n92cahav@uco.es. 4. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: p72molur@uco.es. 5. Department of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Calle San Alberto Magno, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. 6. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: pventura@uco.es.
Abstract
AIM: To acquire an understanding of the emotional universe of intensive care unit nurses, working in Spain and the United Kingdom. METHODOLOGY: The study used a hermeneutic study design and was set in an academic environment. Participants included nurses with clinical experience in intensive care units. Data were collected from seven in-depth interviews, four in Spanish and three in English. The analysis followed Ricoeur's Theory of Interpretation. The affective taxonomy Universe of Emotions, served to establish starting categories in it. FINDINGS: Six themes were identified: 1) Critical patient care, critical context; 2) Intensive care… for whom?; 3) Nursing a dying patient; 4) In the company of others; 5) But… is it worth it? and 6) Emotional labour is crucial. These all describe different, multifaceted nurses' affective journeys, through categories such as: So little time-so much to do, Relatives, Young death vs. elderly death, Poorly-valued work and I'm in the profession I want to be. CONCLUSION: The sociocultural context shared by the Spanish and English nurses working in intensive care units generates a complex emotional universe, with opposing affective experiences, such as those related to fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, love, surprise and happiness.
AIM: To acquire an understanding of the emotional universe of intensive care unit nurses, working in Spain and the United Kingdom. METHODOLOGY: The study used a hermeneutic study design and was set in an academic environment. Participants included nurses with clinical experience in intensive care units. Data were collected from seven in-depth interviews, four in Spanish and three in English. The analysis followed Ricoeur's Theory of Interpretation. The affective taxonomy Universe of Emotions, served to establish starting categories in it. FINDINGS: Six themes were identified: 1) Critical patient care, critical context; 2) Intensive care… for whom?; 3) Nursing a dying patient; 4) In the company of others; 5) But… is it worth it? and 6) Emotional labour is crucial. These all describe different, multifaceted nurses' affective journeys, through categories such as: So little time-so much to do, Relatives, Young death vs. elderly death, Poorly-valued work and I'm in the profession I want to be. CONCLUSION: The sociocultural context shared by the Spanish and English nurses working in intensive care units generates a complex emotional universe, with opposing affective experiences, such as those related to fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, love, surprise and happiness.
Authors: Jos M Latour; Nancy Kentish-Barnes; Theresa Jacques; Marc Wysocki; Elie Azoulay; Victoria Metaxa Journal: Crit Care Date: 2022-07-18 Impact factor: 19.334