The aim of this study is to gain insight, from a caring science perspective, regarding what patient participation means to older residents in nursing homes. Patient participation must be safeguarded by nurses, but this cannot be done without considering the patient's point of view. The research question is as follows: What does patient participation mean to elderly nursing home residents from a caring science perspective? Using a meta-synthesis approach, seven primary studies are chosen for a hermeneutical analysis. The following subcategories stand out: “I want to be seen and heard,” “I depend upon others,” and “I want to decide myself.” With these findings, a caring science ontology became apparent: Dignity, interdependence, and autonomy are necessary in order to facilitate patient participation.
Prosjektets bakgrunn: Årlig innlegges omkring 9000 pasienter med hoftebrudd (Folkehelseinstituttet, 2016). Rundt 50 000 pasienter får årlig en helsetjenesteassosiert infeksjon som fører til flere liggedøgn og øker risikoen for mortalitet. Gode smittevernrutiner kan forebygge en del av infeksjonene (Helse-og omsorgsdepartementet, 2008b). Sykepleie til disse pasientene består av en pre-og en postoperativfase hvor observasjoner av tegn til komplikasjoner er viktig (Knutstad, 2013). Forskning viser at sykepleiedokumentasjon i flere tilfeller er mangelfull, både i forhold til hva som har vaert gjeldende problem og behov, og i
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