Table 3 Interview guide
Describe the nurse’s role in PACU care. | |
What is unique about a nurse working in the PACU versus in a ward or the operating room? | |
What competence is needed by nurses working in the PACU? | |
- specific skills? | |
- specific education? | |
What characterizes an expert nurse working in the PACU? | |
- What does he or she know/do that others don’t know/do? | |
What characterizes safe and secure care in PACU? | |
What situations in the PACU are the most challenging? | |
- give examples |