Nurses' healing presence: A panacea for the comfort of acute coronary syndrome patients in CCU, A qualitative study

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• acute coronary syndrome
• comfort
• critical care unit
• nurses
• qualitative research