Study on the Transfer of Patients from ICU to General Wards

Intensive Care in Korea
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Intensive Care in Korea
This paper critiques "A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Patient Transfer from the Intensive Care Unit to General Wards" by Lee and Park, published in PLoS ONE journal in 2021. Conducting studies to address healthcare problems demands insights into the vital research components. Research must have a clear problem that it intends to solve before developing the research strategies to address the set problem.
Review of Abstract
The study is insightful in structuring its exploration of patients' experiences in healthcare facilities. The research focused on the understanding that moving from ICU to general wards could come with emotional and mental challenges to the patients. The researchers conducted their studies in two healthcare facilities to confirm their hypothesis. The findings and conclusions of the study could be transferred to contemporary nursing, where patient-centered care remains valuable. The research, however, shows limitations in the transferability of data, which could hinder its universality. It is a credible study considering the scope of analyses and literature inputs that the researchers included.
Review of Introduction
Problem Statement
The problem that Lee and Park (2021) are the challenges that patients undergo through their transition from ICU wards into the general wards. With that, the study exploits an in-depth understanding of the transition experience through a phenomenological approach accompanied by insightful inputs of literature and data analysis.
Purpose of the Study
The research aims to derive an in-depth understanding of the transfer experience of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in South Korea through a phenomenological analysis. The objective stems from the understanding that transition from ICU to general wards could be challenging to the patients considering the changes in care quality and consistency. This purpose is insightful as it explores a healthcare issue that can change patient outcomes if determined to be true.
Research Questions
The study activities stemmed from the hypothesis that patients from ICU feel indifferent when transferred to general wards. The indifference is based on mixed feelings about whether to stay positive after recovering from a critical condition or to be scared about the changes in care. The researchers employ the study traditions when their data collection and analyses emerge from the hypothesis guidelines. The research questions, to the effect, included (A) What did you experience while listening to the transfer plan and waiting for the actual transfer in the ICU? (B) What did you experience while transferring to the general ward from the ICU? (C) What have you experienced in the last few days after moving to the general ward from the ICU? The above questions are set to validate the hypothesis by assessing patient transition experiences.
Review of Literature
A study of this magnitude must set its findings of the previous studies that attempted to address a similar problem. Lee and Park (2021) employed a range of previous studies in the research. The study used a range of literature from ...