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The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective
- Date Issued:
- 1993
- Summary:
- The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital experience. The six themes which emerged are: (a) uncertainty, search for meaning, God's help; (b) need to be with child; (c) identification with child's pain and anxiety; (d) being in the hospital environment; (e) dealing with information; and, (f) best care for child. These themes and nursing implications are discussed.
Title: | The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective. |
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Name(s): |
Swasey, Patricia Ann. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Coffman, Sherrilyn, Thesis advisor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1993 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 110 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital experience. The six themes which emerged are: (a) uncertainty, search for meaning, God's help; (b) need to be with child; (c) identification with child's pain and anxiety; (d) being in the hospital environment; (e) dealing with information; and, (f) best care for child. These themes and nursing implications are discussed. | |
Identifier: | 14987 (digitool), FADT14987 (IID), fau:11766 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993. |
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Subject(s): |
Transcultural nursing Nursing--Social aspects Nursing Haitians--United States |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14987 | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |