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Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ)

ΤΜΗΜΑ ΕΠΕΙΓΟΝΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ. ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ. ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ

Abstract

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INVESTIGATED THE INFLUENCE OF THE LAY-OUT OF THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO PATIENT CARE. THE SAMPLE STUDIED INCLUDED 1078 PATIENTS, 158 NURSES AND DOCTORS AND 4 HOSPITALS IN ATHENS. THE METHOD USED FOR THE DATA COLLECTION WAS BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRES. THE MAIN FINDINGS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 1) LIMITED USE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE. THE 67,1% OF THE PATIENTS ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE CAR OR TAXI. ONLY 38,8% OF THE PATIENTS WERE CARRIED TO THE HOSPITALS BY AMBULANCE. 2) FUNCTIONAL INSUFFICIENCY OF THE LABORATORY SERVICES. THE STUDY REFERRED IN PARTICULAR TO THE USE OF ECG (82,7%), X-RAY (81,7%), BLOOD TESTS (68,3%). THE 88,0% OF THE BLOOD TESTS WERE CARRIED IN THE MAIN LABORATORY OF THE HOSPITAL AND ONLY 12,0% IN LABORATORY WITHIN THE AED. THE BLOOD TESTS WAS FOUND TO BE THE MAIN REASON FOR PATIENTS LONG WAITING AND DELAY, WHICH AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN TWO HOURS FOR 76,9% OF THOSE PATIENTS . 3) INADEQUATE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE PATIENTS, STAFF PATIENTS WAITING FORTEST RESULTS WERE FOUND IN THE CORRIDOR (20,3%) AND IN THE SAME AREA WITH THE OTHER PATIENTS (72,9%). THE FIRST PATIENT ASSESSMENT TOOK PLACE IN THE CORRIDOR(33,4%) AND IN THE OPEN EXAMINATION AREA (66,6%). THE PATIENTS MEDICAL EXAMINATION DID NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF PRIVACY (83,4%). PATIENTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS PATIENTS WERE FACED IN THE SAME AREAS. THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE ACCOMPANYING PERSONS (99,9%) WERE WAITING IN THE CORRIDOR (39,4%) ANDTHE 60,6% WERE ACCOMPANYING THE PATIENTS IN THE EXAMINATION AREA. A FUNCTIONALDIAGRAM IS PROPOSED FOR AED WHICH IS BASED ON THE RESEARCH FINDINGS.

Degree

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Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ)
Year dc:date
1989

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Παπαδαντωνάκη, Ασπασία

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/1161
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/1161

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citation

Παπαδαντωνάκη, Ασπασία. ΤΜΗΜΑ ΕΠΕΙΓΟΝΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ. ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ. ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ. Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/1161