Att vara ny i akuta situationer : En litteraturöversikt över nyexaminerade sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda akut sjuka patienter

Sammanfattning: Background: Newly graduate nurses experience the transition into working as a nurse as overwhelming due to a lack of work experience. Working with acutely ill patients requires readiness to act where not only adequate treatment and interventions are important but also where every second matters. Aim: The aim was to describe newly graduated nurses’ experiences of caring for acutely ill patients. Method: A literature review was carried out using Friberg’s four-step model where data from a total of nine studies with quantitative and qualitative research studies were analyzed. Results: The result emerged in two categories and five sub-categories that indicated that newly graduated nurses feel unprepared and insecure in handling and treating acutely ill patients. They question their ability to care for their patients and are afraid of making mistakes which may cause harm to the patient. Newly graduated nurses also felt an urge to take control of the acute situation. The five sub-categories are as followed: fear of making mistakes, feeling unprepared, take control, feelings of inadequacy and lastly questioning one’s ability. Conclusion: Collegial support and having a preceptor were crucial factors that facilitated newly graduated nurses to adequately care for acutely ill patients. By giving the right support to newly graduate nurses they feel less afraid, stressed and less overwhelmed. Readiness to act was found to be something that a nurse developed over time and by experiencing acute situations.