Patients ’ lived experience of intensive care when being on mechanical ventilation during the weaning process: A hermeneutic phenomenological study

The medical and nursing care of the patient on mechanical ventilation has developed and proceeds in terms of ventilator functions, sedation strategies and patient participation. New data are needed to explore the weaning process from the patients ’ perspective. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the meaning of being a patient on mechanical ventilation during the weaning process in the intensive care unit.
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Research article Source Type: research