Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av noninvasiv ventilatorbehandling av patienter med akut andningssvikt på lungavdelning

Sammanfattning:         Abstract The aim of the study was to describe factors of nurse’s experiences when they give NIV treatment to patients with acute respiratory failure in a lung department. Semi structured interview questions about how nurses experience to give NIV treatment on a ordinary lung department was done on 10 nurses, who work in a lung department were NIV treatment is given. Data were analyzed with content analysis. In the result there was shown two themes. The two themes were knowledge and cooperation during NIV treatment and time and support accomplish NIV treatment easier to give. The first themes were knowledge and cooperation during NIV treatment. The theme was created by four categories: “specific knowledge about NIV treatment”, “cooperation with doctors” ”documentation about the treatment”, and ”teamwork between nurses”.  The theme time and support accomplish NIV treatment easier to give, was also created by four categories:” support for next of kin” satisfaction when the treatment is helping, “the patients need of support” and “time for the patient”. NIV treatment is a treatment that is god but in need of development, according to the nurses on the lung department, but there is a lot around the treatment that could be better. For example: getting more time with the patient and further educate doctors and nurses, so that NIV treatment can be given under assured requirements and to more patients.   Key words: nurses, experiences, NIV treatment, COPD patients, technological equipment