scholarly journals Attitudes of Female Nurses and Female Residents Toward Each Other: A Qualitative Study in One U.S. Teaching Hospital

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delese Wear ◽  
Cynthia Keck-McNulty
BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yijin Wu

Abstract Background Considerable attention has been drawn to empathy in nursing and the concept of empathy has firmly been embedded in nursing discourse. However, little has been known about the details of how nurses express empathy to their patients. In this study, we aim to conduct a qualitative study of actual nurse-patient conversations through which empathy was achieved. Methods The data in this study was based on audio-recording of sessions of conversations between participating nurses and patients in two Chinese hospitals. The participants in this study involved 6 female nurses and 14 patients. Based on Bachelor’s (1988) categorization of empathy, this study described and analyzed the actual empathic sequences in nursing conversations in an attempt to demonstrate how nursing empathy was interactionally achieved using the method of conversation analysis. Conversation analysis (CA), focusing on the study of talk in interaction, is a useful method for the qualitative analysis of empathic talk in nursing. Results By drawing on prior theoretical work as well as on empathic sequence in nursing, this study described and analyzed some of the conversational resources nurses and patients used in achieving empathy. It has been shown that empathy can be interactionally and sequentially achieved in actual sequences of talk. Specifically, nursing empathy is a collaboratively constructed action instead of the nurse’s own committed action, which is produced in specific interactional contexts. Conclusion Conversation analysis is a very useful method for describing and analyzing the nurse-patient interaction, especially for studying empathy in nursing care. The sequences in this study present example of exemplary empathic interaction between nurses and patients, which might shed some light on how nurses express empathy to their patients. Also, this study could help to increase the understanding of the mirco-process of empathy in nursing and contribute to improving nursing communicative skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 228-236
Author(s):  
Tine Louise Dideriksen ◽  
Marianne Lisby ◽  
Nina Brünés ◽  
Pia Dreyer

Background: In the meeting between socially marginalised patients and somatic hospitals, healthcare systems often encounter complex challenges related to health inequalities that are difficult to resolve. To help reduce these challenges, a nursing approach employing a nurse (RN) with in-depth knowledge of socially marginalised patients and competences in rehabilitation (“social nurse”) has contributed to diminish health inequalities. However, further insight into the potential benefits of social nursing is required. Aim: To examine how social nurses describe and experience the social nursing approach situated at somatic hospitals. Methods: A qualitative study of social nurses’ descriptions and experiences with a social nurse approach included eight Danish hospitals. One male and 12 female nurses (n=13) employed as social nurses at somatic hospitals participated. Thirteen semi structured interviews were conducted using the methodological frameworks of phenomenology and hermeneutics. The interviews were analysed employing a method inspired by the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur’s theory of interpretation. Results: Four themes emerged from the analysis: 1) A unique expertise encompassing experience and evidence-based knowledge 2) coordination towards a common goal to reduce patients’ vulnerability, 3) to see and understand patients as whole persons, thereby assuring successful treatment and 4) working with the system to avoid losing the patients. The themes describe a unique expertise emerging from focusing healthcare efforts on the socially marginalised patients and the system in charge. Conclusion: The study indicated that the social nurse approach is a holistic nursing approach. Applying this approach allows for optimised treatment that fosters a more equal outcome across the spectrum of socially marginalised patients. The social nurse approach may contribute to diminishing health inequalities.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 541-546
Author(s):  
Razieh Sadat Mousavi-roknabadi ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Mehrdad Askarian ◽  
Abbas Haghshenas ◽  
Brahmaputra Marjadi

Abstract Objectives To explore the causes of medical errors (ME) and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses at an Iranian teaching hospital. Design A qualitative study, based on individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews and content analysis approach. Settings The study was conducted at the Pediatric Department of the largest tertiary general and teaching hospital in Shiraz, southern Iran. Participants The study population was all pediatrics nurses who work at Pediatric Department and they had been trained on ME, as well as methods to report them through the hospital’s ME reporting system. Purposive sampling was used by selecting key informants until data saturation was achieved and no more new information was obtained. Finally, 18 pediatric nurses were interviewed. Main outcome measure(s) Pediatrics nurses’ views on the causes of ME and under-reporting. Results We found five main factors causing ME and under-reporting: personal factors, workplace factors, managerial factors, work culture and error reporting system. These factors were further classified into proximal and distal factors. Proximal factors had direct relationship with ME and distal factors were contextual factors. Conclusion Causes of ME and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses are complex and intertwined. Both proximal and distal factors need to be simultaneously addressed using context-specific approaches. Further research on other groups of healthcare workers and using a quantitative approach will be beneficial to elucidate the most appropriate interventions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. e36678
Author(s):  
Edgar Amatuzzi ◽  
Marcela Astolphi Souza ◽  
Luciana De Lione Melo

Objetivo: compreender as vivências de famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, participantes de oficina de biscuit. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, modalidade fenomenológica, realizada em um hospital público, de ensino, localizado no estado de São Paulo, com 13 famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, após aprovação do comitê de ética, parecer número 2253964. Resultados: as famílias revelaram que o período intraoperatório é o mais crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre o sucesso e/ou insucesso da cirurgia. No entanto, ao participarem da oficina de biscuit, as famílias perceberam novos sentimentos, como calma, tranquilidade, relaxamento, distração e troca de experiências entre as famílias. O uso da arte foi considerado um modo de cuidado à família e seu reconhecimento mobilizou sentimento de gratidão nessas famílias. Conclusão: a oficina de biscuit possibilitou a manifestação de sentimentos positivos, além do reconhecimento desta intervenção como sendo um modo de cuidado à família.ABSTRACTObjective: to understand the experiences of the families of children in the intraoperative period, who were participating in a cold porcelain workshop. Methodology: this phenomenological, qualitative study was conducted at a public teaching hospital in São Paulo state with 13 families of children in the intraoperative period, after research ethics committee approval (Opinion No. 2253964). Results: the families revealed that the intraoperative period is the most critical, and full of expectations about the success and/or failure of surgery. However, by participating in the cold porcelain workshop, the families perceived new feelings of calm, tranquility, relaxation, distraction and sharing of experiences among families. Using art was considered a way of caring for the family, and recognition of that brought out a feeling of gratitude in these families. Conclusion: the cold porcelain workshop allowed people to express good feelings, as well as the acknowledgement that this was a way of caring for the family.RESUMENObjetivo: comprender las vivencias de familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, participantes de taller de biscuit. Metodología: investigación cualitativa, modalidad fenomenológica, realizada en un hospital público, de enseñanza, localizado en el estado de São Paulo, con 13 familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, después de aprobación del comité de ética, dictamen número 2253964. Resultados: las familias revelaron que el periodo intraoperatorio es el más crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre el éxito y/o fracaso de la cirugía. Sin embargo, al participar del taller de biscuit, las familias percibieron nuevos sentimientos, como calma, tranquilidad, relajación, distracción e intercambio de experiencias entre las familias. El uso del arte fue considerado un modo de cuidado a la familia y su reconocimiento ocasionó un sentimiento de gratitud en esas familias. Conclusión: el taller de biscuit posibilitó la manifestación de sentimientos positivos, además del reconocimiento de esta intervención como siendo un modo de cuidado a la familia.


2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Joshi ◽  
V. Diwan ◽  
A.J. Tamhankar ◽  
R. Joshi ◽  
H. Shah ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agani Afaya ◽  
Vida N. Yakong ◽  
Richard A. Afaya ◽  
Solomon M. Salia ◽  
Peter Adatara ◽  
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Author(s):  
Pingting Zhu ◽  
Qiwei Wu ◽  
Xinyi Liu ◽  
Ericka Waidley ◽  
Qiaoying Ji ◽  
...  

There has long been a gender bias in medicine. This qualitative study aims to identify the experience of sexism among frontline female nurses and further explore their expectations and possible strategies to get rid of gender bias. This is a descriptive phenomenological study of 23 female nurses with 11 ± 3.98 years of experience who spent 36 ± 6.50 days at the frontline during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. We employed Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis method to understand the subjective experiences, revealing the following themes: (a) materialization of gender identity; (b) incoordinate relationships; (c) future voice of female nurses. The gender bias experienced by female frontline nurses further challenges their emotional identity and self-identity. Therefore, it is important to require extensive consciousness-raising and policy support to defend female nurses’ rights.


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