Att bära andra – och sig själv

: En litteraturöversikt om professionell livskvalitet hos sjuksköterskor i akutsjukvård

Abstract

Background: Professional quality of life refers to the quality and relationship that people experience in their social work, such as nursing. There is a positive aspect called compassion satisfaction, which is a state of joyful feelings from doing a good job. The negative aspect is called compassion fatigue, which is a state of emotional exhaustion and mental and physical fatigue. The role of nurses in emergency care includes a broad range of skills, the profession involves both physical and mental stress. Aim: Was to describe the experience of professional quality of life among nurses in emergency care. Method: A general literature study based on four qualitative articles, three quantitative articles and three mixed method articles. The articles were searched on the databases Cinahl Complete and Pubmed. The articles were reviewed using the HKR's review template and the articles were analyzed based on Friberg's (2022) analysis model. Results: The results revealed two main categories: The prize of care and when the surrounding space affects the inner self and five subcategories. Discussion: In the method discussion, Shenton's (2004) concept of credibility is used. In the results discussion, 2 findings are discussed: To carry others with flaws in oneself and when there is no room to breath. The findings are discussed based on Henderson's (1991) nursing theory, McCormack and McCance's (2010) framework for person-centered care, and global goals 3 and 4.Background: Professional quality of life refers to the quality and relationship that people experience in their social work, such as nursing. There is a positive aspect called compassion satisfaction, which is a state of joyful feelings from doing a good job. The negative aspect is called compassion fatigue, which is a state of emotional exhaustion and mental and physical fatigue. The role of nurses in emergency care includes a broad range of skills, the profession involves both physical and mental stress. Aim: Was to describe the experience of professional quality of life among nurses in emergency care. Method: A general literature study based on four qualitative articles, three quantitative articles and three mixed method articles. The articles were searched on the databases Cinahl Complete and Pubmed. The articles were reviewed using the HKR's review template and the articles were analyzed based on Friberg's (2022) analysis model. Results: The results revealed two main categories: The prize of care and when the surrounding space affects the inner self and five subcategories. Discussion: In the method discussion, Shenton's (2004) concept of credibility is used. In the results discussion, 2 findings are discussed: To carry others with flaws in oneself and when there is no room to breath. The findings are discussed based on Henderson's (1991) nursing theory, McCormack and McCance's (2010) framework for person-centered care, and global goals 3 and 4.

Date of Award	2025-Jun
Original language	Swedish
Supervisor	Linus Olsson (Supervisor) & Eva Clausson (Examiner)