Background:The complexity of multiple sclerosis(MS)due to psychological,emotional,physical,family,and social dimensions complicates the care of these patients.MS patients need hospitalizations and long-term care to tr...Background:The complexity of multiple sclerosis(MS)due to psychological,emotional,physical,family,and social dimensions complicates the care of these patients.MS patients need hospitalizations and long-term care to treat and control the progression of the disease.Therefore,the competence of caring for MS patients is one of the important issues in clinical nursing.Objective:To explain the dimensions of competence in caring for MS patients.Methods:This study is a qualitative descriptive study using conventional content analysis method.Field notes and semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted on 12 specialist nurses of MS and 3 MS patients from the neurology ward.Participants were selected through purposeful sampling.Data analysis was performed using the approach of Zhang and Wildemuth by continuous comparison simultaneously with data collections.Results:Data analysis led to the extraction of 2 categories with 5 subcategories.The first category is“unlearned care competence,”with the subcategories as psychological-emotional resilience,psychological skills,and excellent communication skills.The second category is“specialized technical competence,”with the subcategories as up-to-date pathological knowledge and expertise in clinical procedures.Conclusions:Identifying the competencies of nurses of MS patients is important for educating nurses to provide qualified care and improve MS patient satisfaction.Nursing managers can empower nurses in non-technical areas such as in-service psychology courses and improve professionalism in caring for MS patients by promoting communication and specific clinical skills.展开更多
文摘Background:The complexity of multiple sclerosis(MS)due to psychological,emotional,physical,family,and social dimensions complicates the care of these patients.MS patients need hospitalizations and long-term care to treat and control the progression of the disease.Therefore,the competence of caring for MS patients is one of the important issues in clinical nursing.Objective:To explain the dimensions of competence in caring for MS patients.Methods:This study is a qualitative descriptive study using conventional content analysis method.Field notes and semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted on 12 specialist nurses of MS and 3 MS patients from the neurology ward.Participants were selected through purposeful sampling.Data analysis was performed using the approach of Zhang and Wildemuth by continuous comparison simultaneously with data collections.Results:Data analysis led to the extraction of 2 categories with 5 subcategories.The first category is“unlearned care competence,”with the subcategories as psychological-emotional resilience,psychological skills,and excellent communication skills.The second category is“specialized technical competence,”with the subcategories as up-to-date pathological knowledge and expertise in clinical procedures.Conclusions:Identifying the competencies of nurses of MS patients is important for educating nurses to provide qualified care and improve MS patient satisfaction.Nursing managers can empower nurses in non-technical areas such as in-service psychology courses and improve professionalism in caring for MS patients by promoting communication and specific clinical skills.
