BACKGROUND: @entity158 is a common postoperative symptom, and length of hospital stay after surgery is short which highlights the importance of @entity158 assessments. Experiences of assessing @entity158 are mainly described from the perspective of nurses. In postoperative care, enrolled nurses and physicians also assess @entity158 . It is therefore important to take note of their experiences to improve @entity282 assessments. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was, through considering critical incidents, to describe care experiences and actions taken by healthcare professionals when assessing @entity282 . METHODS: An explorative design employing critical incidents technique analysis was used. A total of 24 strategically selected enrolled nurses, nurses and physicians employed at orthopaedic or general surgery wards in four Swedish hospitals were interviewed. The intention was to reach variation in age, sex, profession and professional experience. FINDINGS: In @entity158 assessments, @entity1 -related facilitators were @entity1 ' verbal and emotional expressions including @entity158 ratings, while lack of consistency with observed behaviours was a barrier. Clinical competence, continuity in care and time were healthcare-related facilitators. The actions healthcare professionals took were gathering facts about @entity1 ' @entity158 manifestations and adapting to @entity1 ' communication abilities. @entity1 observations, either passive or active were used to confirm or detect @entity158 . Collaboration between healthcare professionals, including consultations with @entity158 experts, social workers and relatives, strengthened understanding of @entity158 . CONCLUSIONS: Communication skills and working conditions have an impact on performance of @entity158 assessment. @entity1 comfort without compromising safety is reached by including healthcare professionals' dissimilar responsibilities when collecting @entity1 ' and relatives' perspectives on current @entity158 .

Healthcare professionals' descriptions of care experiences and actions when assessing XXXX - a critical incident technique analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity282 :: (MESH:D010149,Disease) :: ['postoperative pain']
