Nurses' healing presence: A panacea for the comfort of acute coronary syndrome patients in CCU, A qualitative study
Simin Hojjatoleslami,
Amir Sadeghi,
Reza Negarandeh,
Ali Reza Soltanian,
Seyed Reza Borzou
Affiliations
Simin Hojjatoleslami
School of Nursing and Midwifery Hamadan University of Medical Science Hamadan Iran
Amir Sadeghi
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Hamadan University of Medical Science Hamadan Iran
Reza Negarandeh
Department of Community Health and Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science Tehran Iran
Ali Reza Soltanian
Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center Hamadan University of Medical Science Hamadan Iran
Seyed Reza Borzou
Department of Medical‐Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Science Hamadan Iran
Abstract Aim The study aimed to explain the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients' perception of the nurse's healing presence in their comfort in the critical care unit. Design This descriptive qualitative study was conducted from December 2020 to September 2021. Methods Twenty‐seven ACS patients were purposively selected from a cardiovascular university Hospital, Iran. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews (45–60 min). Data analysis was performed based on the contractual content analysis method of Graneheim and Lundman. Results In the data analysis, the main theme ‘nurses' healing presence’ includes two categories: ‘Nurse–patient communication’ with two subcategories and the category ‘Compassionate care’ with three subcategories.
