- Title
- “Paramedics are only a driver,” the lived experience of Iranian paramedics from patient handover : a qualitative study
- Creator
- Hassankhani, Hadi; Haririan, Hamidreza; Porter, Joanne; Alvandi, Abraham
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/196199
- Identifier
- vital:18659
- Identifier
- ISSN:2588-3038 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background: Patient handover in the emergency department (ED) is a 2-way communication process between the paramedics and in-hospital emergency personnel, which can result in miscommunication and delivery challenges. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of paramedics on patient handover to the ED. Methods: Over a period of 5 months, an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to explore the lived experiences of 15 paramedics in Tabriz, Iran. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the emergency medical stations using the Smith approach for data collection and analysis. The researcher used 4 criteria to ensure rigor, including credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability, according to Lincoln and Guba. Results: Three main themes emerged from the data analysis, including “the hole of hope,” “the boring issues,” and “paramedics are only a driver.” A further 11 sub-themes emerged under the main themes. Conclusion: The highlighted issues that need to be considered during the process are the presence of staff in front of the ED's door to welcome the patient, removal of structural defects and defective hospital equipment, the presence of medical supplies in emergency triage to prevent the paramedics from stumbling, and listening to paramedics by physicians and nurses to obtain the patients’ history. © The author(s).
- Publisher
- Golestan University of Medical Sciences
- Relation
- Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery Vol. 20, no. 1 (2023), p. 40-44
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright @ The author(s)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 4204 Midwifery; 4205 Nursing; Emergency service, Hospital; Paramedics; Patient handoff; Qualitative research
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This work was supported by the deputy of research in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
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