Ann-Christin Karlsson, Doctoral student

Caring Science

Titles

RN, MSc, Doctoral student

Department/unit

Blekinge Institute of Technology
School of Health Science
SE-371 79 Karlskrona
Sweden
Phone, E-mail

Title of Thesis work

To be a patient during regional anesthetics and surgey.

Overall aim of the thesis

The overall aim of this phenomenological thesis with a reflective lifeworld approach and a caring science perspective is to describe what it means to be a patient during regional anaesthetics and surgery from a lifeworld perspective. The knowledge of this thesis will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of what it is like to live through the intraoperative situation from the patients' perspective. This knowledge can be used to further develop care of the awake patient in the intraoperative context.

Dissertation plan and preliminary time schedule

Dissertation 2012.

Main supervisor

Name: Margaretha Ekebergh
Title: Professor
Affiliation:School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden
E-mail: margaretha.ekebergh@lnu.se

Assistant supervisor

Name: Annika Larsson Mauléon
Title: PhD, Senior lecturer
Affiliation: School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden
E-mail: annika.larsson_mauleon@lnu.se

Name: Sofia Almerud Österberg
Title: PhD, Associate Professor
Affiliation: School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden
E-mail: sofia.almerud@lnu.se

Networks

I am a member of:

Swedish Society of Nursing: www.swenurse.se (opens in a new window)

Peer reviewed publications

Andersson, E., Hellström, A.,& Karlsson, A-C. Innebörd av kvalitet i utbildning för studenter på BTHs sjuksköterskeprogram. I: Karlsson, L. (red). Lärarlärdom. Högskolepedagogisk konferens 2011 i Kristianstad. Kristianstad: Kristianstad University Press, 2012, Nr 1, ss. 19-33.

Karlsson, A-C., Ekebergh, M., Larsson Mauléon, A. & Almerud Österberg, S. (2012) "Is that my leg?" Patients' experiences during regional anesthesia and surgery.
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 27(3):155-164.

Karlsson, A-C., Ekebergh, M., Larsson Mauléon, A., & Almerud Österberg, S. (2012) Only a whisper away. A philosophical view of the awake patient's situation during regional anaesthetics and surgery. Nursing Philosophy 13:257-265.

Accepted publications

Karlsson, A-C., Ekebergh, M., Larsson Mauléon, A. & Almerud Österberg, S. Patient-nurse anesthetist interaction during regional anesthesia and surgery based on video recordings. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Accepted 2012-11-08.

Submitted manuscripts

Planned studies

Study IV: Developing a theoretical model for caring in the intraoperative context.

Published reports

Johansson Sundler, A., Berglund, M., Summer Meranius, M., Thurang, A., Rusner, M., Nilsson, C., Karlsson, A-C., Petersson, B-O., & Bremer, A. Varför vårdvetenskap? I: Berglund, M., Johansson Sundler, A.,& Roxberg, Å. (red.).Vårdvetenskapliga vägskäl. Rapportserie i vårdvetenskap Nr 002, 2008. Växjö universitet. Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och socialt arbete. 

Assignments

Teaching 20%.

Professional background/interests

I graduated in 1982 with a University Certificate in Nursing in Karlskrona and three years later I was awarded a Bachelor of Science in General Nursing. I have worked primarly at the Nephrology unit, Visby Hospital, since 1985. My main assignments and field of responsibility have involved peritoneal dialysis mostly related to patient education, information to next of kin and staff education. I Graduated in 2005 with a Master of Science in Caring Science at Blekinge Institute of Technology, and in the fall of 2006 I worked as a teacher at the Karolinska Institute, Gotland University College, Visby.

I was employed as a doctoral student at the School of Health Science, Karlskrona, in spring 2007 and I was enrolled at Växjö University, for my doctoral studies that same year.

Master's Thesis

Karlsson, A-C. (2005). Living with automated peritoneal dialysis, 20 p. 

Poster presentations

Karlsson, A-C*, Larsson Mauléon, A, Sanchez Svensson, M. (2008). Patient participation during regional anaesthesia. An ethical issue during the intraoperative period. NCCS Nordic College of Caring Science conference, Borås, Sweden. Peer-reviewed.

Conference presentations

Karlsson, A-C.* (2011). Patienters upplevelser under operation i regional anestesi. Inbjuden som föreläsare till det vårdvetenskapliga programmet för sjuksköterskor under Kirurgveckan 2011. Wisby Strand. 24 augusti.

Andersson, E*., Hellström, A*.,& Karlsson, A-C.* (2011). Innebörd av kvalitet i utbildning för studenter på BTHs sjuksköterskeprogram. Högskolepedagogisk konferens - Lärarlärdom. Högskolan Kristianstad, 17 augusti. Peer-reviewed.

Karlsson, A-C*., Ekebergh, M., Larsson Mauléon, A. & Almerud Österberg, S. (2011). Intertwining of body-mind-world in an intraoperative situation. 30 th International Human Science Research Conference. The Open University, Oxford, July 27-30th. Peer-reviewed.

Karlsson, A-C*., Ekebergh, M., Larsson Mauléon, A. & Almerud Österberg, S. (2010). Being Awake During Regional Anaesthetics and Surgery- Giving Voice to Patients' Intraoperative Experiences. 29th International Human Science Research Conference. Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences, August 4-8th. Peer-reviewd.

Karlsson, A-C.* (2006). Att leva med APD (Automatiserad Peritoneal Dialys). Svensk Nefrologi Sjuksköterskeförenings årsmöte, Stockholm, Sweden. Peer-reviewed.

Karlsson, A-C.* (2006). Living with APD. European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association, Madrid, Spain. Peer-reviewed.

Karlsson, A-C.* (1999). Pre-dialysis Patient Education Program. International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, Charlotte, South Carolina, USA.

*= Presenter

Grants

Travelling bursary for oral presentation at 29th International Human Science Research Conference. Seattle, 2010. Blekinge Institute of Technology 10.000 SEK. Swedish Society of Nursing 10.000 SEK.

Travelling bursary for oral presentation at 30th International Human Science Research Conference. Oxford, 2011. FAS 9 000 SEK.