title: Nurse anaesthetists' experiences with pre-operative anxiety.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore nurse anaesthetists' experiences and actions when administering and caring for children requiring anaesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative design employing critical incident technique was used. Interviews were carried out with a purposeful sample of nurse anaesthetists (n=32). The nurse anaesthetists' experiences were grouped into two main areas: organisation focused and interrelational focused. Actions were grouped into two main areas: optimising the situation and creating interpersonal interaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The categories and subcategories of the nurses' experiences appeared to influence the outcome for the child. The nurse anaesthetists' first priority was to create an optimal environment and increase sensitivity in their interactions with the child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sensitivity to the child and flexibility in altering actions are key strategies to avoid physical restraint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, Jönköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ingalill Gimbler
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Berglund
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ericsson
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proczkowska-Björklund
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fridlund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000523:psychology*; D057234:Preoperative Period; D006113:United Kingdom