Abstract
A combination of procedural and sensory information has been found to be effective in preparing patients for stressful events. The purpose of this study was to determine the kinds of information conveyed by nurses to coronary care unit patients in preparation for the stressful event of a cardiac catheterization. In a secondary analysis of data from a larger study conducted in a midwestern teaching hospital, the investigators examined nurse-patient interactions that occurred before cardiac catheterization. Information communicated by nurses was coded by two investigators using the Types of Information Instrument. Out of a total of 38 interactions between nurses and patients, the greatest proportion (37%, n = 14) contained a combination of procedural and sensory information; however, almost one third of the interactions (32%, n = 12) contained no sensory information. Nurses used procedural information more often than sensory or other information ( n = 159 from a total of 255 units of information). Thus, nurses may want to increase the proportion of sensory information to facilitate better patient coping.
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