The Disagreement of Discourse and Power Through the Experiences of Nursing for Caring of Long-term Hospitalized Patients.
- Author:
Hae Ok KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Masan College, Korea. hok503@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Conflict;
Power;
Long term hospitalization;
Qualitative research
- MeSH:
Anthropology, Cultural;
Delivery of Health Care;
Disasters;
Female;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Qualitative Research
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2007;19(3):495-507
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This critical ethnography was performed to explore the experiences of nurses who are working with patients in an industrial disaster hospital. During the research process, I focused on the experiences of conflict in caring patients. METHODS: Data for the study came from 13 informants with their corresponding patients through interview and observation from March 2002 to February 2004. The data was examined line by line; then compared and contrasted based on a critical discourse analysis. RESULTS: Nurses' conflicts came from discrepancies of the world views from that of the patients. Such conflicts arose because of various issues as follows: Worker as an individual vs patients, nurse as young women vs the medical profession, hospital as an extended home vs health care setting, and hospitalization as a means to enhance work capacity vs a means of treatment. CONCLUSION: We need more study on the development of adaptive strategy for the nurses to overcome conflicts during their nursing career. Developing a nurses' and patient role intervention program is needed.
