Implementation of Free Text Format Nursing Diagnoses at a University Hospital’s Medical Department. Exploring Nurses’ and Nursing Students’ Experiences on Use and Usefulness. A Qualitative Study

Table 5

Results from qualitative content analysis—nurse key personnel.

Content area	Categories	Themes
Educational measures: Teaching sessions, practical and theoretical	Well prepared as nurse key personnel; Positive experience to participate in teaching	Essential to be well prepared
The nurse key role:	Clarification of the nurse key role; Positive organizational opportunities; Useful guidance; Practical challenges	Empowerment of the nurse key role
Nurses at work: Nurse documentation, in general	Increased professional focus; Mutual educational experience promotes teamwork; Development of practical solutions	Increased focus on nursing documentation
Nurses at work: Frustrations	Challenges r.t framework: inaccessible computers interference, interruptions	External factors are barriers
Nurses at work: Nursing process; Nurse careplan (NCP); Assessment; Nurse diagnosis FTF-ND; Planning, goals; Interventions; Evaluation/outcome	NCP: positive development; structure, improvement; Emphasis on patient empowerment; FTF-ND: Useful; Increased consciousness; Goals ensure direction; Clarifies interventions; Evaluation gets easier	Nursing diagnoses enhance critical thinking and affect completeness of the nursing care plan; Focus on usefulness
Nurses at work: Collaborating on nurse documentation	More discussions, common focus; Importance of organizing the work	Nursing documentation—joint mission
The way ahead: The future nurse key role	Balance and maintaining focus on documentation, motivate; Requires time and effort	Maintain a visible focus, requires resources