TY - JOUR T1 - A blend of comforting strategies and a form of team comforting were used during nasogastric tube insertion JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 134 LP - 134 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.4.134 VL - 2 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/4/134.abstract N2 - Penrod J, Morse Jm, Wilson S. Comforting strategies used during nasogastric tube insertion.J Clin Nurs1999 Jan;8:31–8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question How do nurses use patient comforting strategies to facilitate the insertion of a nasogastric tube in a trauma care setting? Qualitative ethology.3 level 1 trauma centres.The investigators videotaped 32 trauma cases during which there were 49 attempts to insert a nasogastric tube. Patients were 2–74 years of age and most were men (71%). Trauma team members who inserted the tube were nurses (55% of attempts), physicians (37%), or students (8%).Data were analysed using content analysis, and detailed textual descriptions of behaviour patterns used to comfort patients were produced. Using an existing typology of comforting strategies, recurring behaviours were identified and categorised.Nurses selectively used comforting strategies that focused on the competing interests of successful tube insertion and minimisation of patient discomfort. Direct comforting strategies were the primary tools used to achieve patient comfort. Nurses began with an assessment … ER -