Decision-making processes of weaning from mechanical ventilation. A comparative ethnographic insight into the dynamics of the decision-making environment

Kydonaki, Claire (Kalliopi)

Abstract

This was a qualitative work that aimed to understand in depth nurses’ decision-making process when reducing mechanical ventilatory support in critically ill patients, a routine clinical practice in intensive care. An ethnographic approach was used to unravel the cultural factors that influenced those decisions and to complement the understanding of the cognitive process used. The findings illustrated the impact of organisational and human factors on these decisions and highlight their significance when designing strategies to improve health care delivery in intensive care.

Citation

Kydonaki, C. (. Decision-making processes of weaning from mechanical ventilation. A comparative ethnographic insight into the dynamics of the decision-making environment. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9453

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Jan 19, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Mechanical ventilatory support; nurse decision-making; intensive care health care
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9453
• Award Date: Nov 25, 2011