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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the situational awareness of expert nurses on the process of weaning a ventilator. Participation consent was obtained from expert nurses and novice nurses who had experience weaning a ventilator. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to elucidate what information they pay attention to, and to elucidate how to collect and to assess information on the process of weaning a ventilator. Data were analyzed qualitatively comparing the skills of the 4 experts nurses with the skills of the 4 novices nurses. Expert nurses focused on both body and mental state, while novice nurses mainly focused on the body. Expert nurses judged a patient based on a few days trend. They were careful about not only oxygenation in the lungs but also oxygenation in tissues. They were also concerned that patients knew the current situation properly.
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We would like to thank the nurses for participating and for making this study possible. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant JP19K22769.
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Watanabe, K., Nozaki, M., Ishihara, M., Takao, H. (2020). Situational Awareness of Expert Nurses on the Process of Weaning a Ventilator. In: Kalra, J., Lightner, N. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1205. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50838-8_4
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