Nurses’ Experience of Facilitators of Adaptation to Nursing Care in Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Abstract

Background: Regarding the patients’ critical conditions and various tools and pieces of equipment used in intensive care units (ICUs), the provision of critical care nursing seems complicated. Therefore, nurses’ achievements in making adaptations to critical care nursing are of utmost importance, especially in ICUs. Objectives: The present study aimed to illuminate the facilitators of adaptation to nursing care among ICU nurses. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis approach through semi-structured face-to-face interviews within December 2019 to April 2021. A total of 13 nurses working at a trauma center were selected to participate in this study using purposive sampling in Imam Hossein Hospital in Shahroud, Iran. Results: Based on the results, the facilitators of adaptation to nursing care in ICU nurses consisted of three main categories of psychological capital, professional capital, and social capital. Conclusions: It was concluded that focusing on determining the facilitators of adaptation to critical care nursing and attempting to redouble them can promote the quality of nursing care. Much more attention should be paid to this issue because further adaptation affects society’s health conditions.