Barnetraume: Et helhetlig team? : En kvalitativ studie om hvordan erfarne anestesisykepleiere ivaretar barns psykososiale behov i en traumesituasjon

Abstract

Background: In 2018, 1366 children was admitted to hospital with trauma teams (Dahlhaug, 2020). Research shows that a large proportion of children exposed to physical trauma, develops posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the aftermath. Children are treated after the same guidelines as adults (Rajka et al., 2016). Aim and Objective: The aim of this thesis, is to research how experienced nurse anesthetists’ safeguards children ́s psychosocial needs during a trauma team. Method: A qualitative method was used, with semi-structured interviews. Seven experienced nurse anesthetists from a trauma center in Norway, was interviewed individually. The interviews were analyzed by using qualitative content analysis. Results: Experienced nurse anesthetists safeguards children ́s psychosocial needs by making the children feel secure, having a well-functioning team and be flexible around children ́s needs and wishes. Conclusion: Nurse anesthesists safeguards children ́s psychosocial needs in a trauma situation, by establishing good communication with both children and parents. They also show flexibility towards children. Good teamwork is also an important factor in safeguarding children ́s psychosocial needs.