Skip to content

Posts tagged ‘emergency care’

Oct 24

Current Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Article from ANS!


Each issue of ANS features an article that has been approved for NCPD credit, with the online text accessible from the ANS Web page for the article.

The article in Volume 47:3 is titled Compassionate Care for Parents Experiencing Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Situation-Specific Theory, authored by Tina Emond, PhD, RN; Francine de Montigny, PhD, RN; Jessica Webster, MN, RN, PNC(C); Sabrina Zeghiche, PhD; and Mylène Bossé, RN. Here are the author’s statements of significance for this article! Visit the ANS web page for this article, and click the “CE Test” button!

Abstract

In many countries, parents experiencing miscarriage seek treatment in the emergency department (ED). Parents frequently report dissatisfaction with ED care, while nurses report not knowing how to provide optimal care. This article describes the development of a situation-specific theory, Compassionate care for parents experiencing miscarriage in the ED, based on 4 concepts (change trigger, transition properties, conditions of change, and interventions). This theory evolved from a comprehensive review of the literature, 2 empirical studies, Transitions Theory, and collaborative efforts of an experienced team. The detailed theory development process facilitates its integration in practice and supports new theory development.

What is known or assumed to be true about this topic?

In a context where parents are often dissatisfied with the care they receive when they visit the ED for miscarriage, and where nurses feel ill-equipped to provide them with quality care, there is an explicit need to develop theories to guide nursing care through these tenuous experiences.

What this article adds:

This article provides a new situation-specific theory related to miscarriage care at the ED with a humanistic approach that can be used by nurses and other ED health professionals to improve miscarriage care. This theory will also guide other researchers seeking to develop other situation-specific theories.