Background: There is a strong biomedical focus within emergency care. However, while failure to meet patients' fundamental care needs has severe consequences for the patient, there is limited knowledge on how nursing care is provided in emergency rooms and the related implications for patients.
Aim: This study aims to explore how fundamental care needs of critically ill patients are met in emergency rooms.
Methods: Non-participant observations at an emergency department in Sweden included 108 observations and field notes (150 h). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Observations showed that registered nurses (RN) identified patients' fundamental care needs and provided nursing care. However, the RNs' focus on the patient decreased over time. When the RN communicated with the patient, the patients' physical needs were met to a greater extent. The organisational structure and physical environment of emergency rooms limit RNs' ability to meet patients' fundamental care needs.
Conclusion: Not all patients had their fundamental care needs optimally met. This study highlights the importance of RNs working in an integrated manner; an RN working bedside is crucial for establishing a patient-nurse relationship to meet the patient's physical, psychosocial, and relational needs.
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