Registered nurses´ views on telephone nursing for patients with respiratory tract infections in primary healthcare - a qualitative interview study

BMC Nursing
Elenor KaminskyMalin Andre

Abstract

Telephone nursing in primary healthcare has been suggested as a solution to the increased demand for easy access to healthcare, increased number of patients with complex problems, and lack of general practitioners. Registered nurses' assessments may also be of great importance for antibiotic prescriptions according to guidelines. The aim of this study was to describe registered nurses' views of telephone nursing work with callers contacting primary healthcare centres regarding respiratory tract infections. A descriptive, qualitative study was performed through interviews with twelve registered nurses in Swedish primary healthcare. The overarching themes for registered nurses' views on telephone nursing were captured in two themes: professional challenges and professional support. These included three and two categories respectively: Communicate for optimal patient information; Differentiate harmless from severe problems; Cope with caller expectations; Use working tools; and Use team collaboration. Optimal communication for sufficiently grasping caller symptoms and assess whether harmful or not, without visual input, was underlined. This generated fear of missing something serious. Professional support used in work, were for exa...Continue Reading

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