The implementation of a guideline of care for patients with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in situ in a general intensive care unit using transitional change theory
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The use of the Sengstaken–Blakemore tube as a life-saving treatment for bleeding oesophageal varices is slowly becoming the least preferred method possibly due to the potential complications associated with its placement. Nursing practice pertaining to the care of this patient group appears ad hoc and reliant on local knowledge and experience as opposed to recognised evidence of best practice. Therefore, this paper focuses on the application of Lewin's transitional change theory used to introduce a change in nursing practice with the application of a guideline to enhance the care of patients with a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube in situ within a general intensive care unit. This method identified some of the complexities surrounding the change process including the driving and restraining forces that must be harnessed and minimised in order for the adoption of change to be successful.
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| ID Code: | 68968 |
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Measurements or Duration: | 9 pages |
| Keywords: | change process, force-field analysis, organisational change, transitional change |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.05.004 |
| ISSN: | 0964-3397 |
| Pure ID: | 33757622 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Schools > School of Nursing |
| Copyright Owner: | Consult author(s) regarding copyright matters |
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| Deposited On: | 20 Mar 2014 23:39 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2024 05:31 |
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