Abstract
Objective To explore the relationship between perceptions and responses of the emergency nurses to their experiences of critical patients′ sudden cardiopulmonary arrest during intra-hospital transport, and to provide evidences for support interventions. Methods This semi-structured qualitative study investigated eight emergency nurses from grade three class A hospital. The participants were in-depth interviewed and the data were analyzed using content analysis method. Results The perception and response of the nurses were two key themes and contained eight and three concepts respectively. Moreover, the perception and response were interactive and had virtuous circle. Conclusions The perception and response of the nurses are different over time and the related support should be provided to improve the virtuous circle. Key words: Emergency nurse; Intra-hospital transport; Critical patient; Cardiopulmonary arrest; Qualitative study
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