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Title: Factors Affecting Registered Nurses' Job satisfaction and Intent to Leave.
Creator: Longo, Joy, Liehr, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: It is estimated that there will be a 20% shortage of full time equivalent registered nurses (RN) by 2015. Retention of nurses is a priority in health care, so a better understanding of factors that contribute to job satisfaction and intent to leave is needed. One possible factor is the quality of the interpersonal relationships that occur among managers, peers, and nurses. A negative quality would be acts of hostility or horizontal violence, which is nurse-to-nurse aggression. This is...
Show moreIt is estimated that there will be a 20% shortage of full time equivalent registered nurses (RN) by 2015. Retention of nurses is a priority in health care, so a better understanding of factors that contribute to job satisfaction and intent to leave is needed. One possible factor is the quality of the interpersonal relationships that occur among managers, peers, and nurses. A negative quality would be acts of hostility or horizontal violence, which is nurse-to-nurse aggression. This is theorized to be a result of oppressed group behavior. These behaviors may influence job satisfaction and the intent to stay on the job and in the profession. The overall purpose of the study was to explore relationships between horizontal violence, oppressed group behavior, job satisfaction and intent to leave a position or nursing in the next 12 months. This pilot study examined factors that influence registered nurses ' job satisfaction and intent to leave a position or nursing. Convenience sampling was used to obtain the sample of registered nurses from a BSN completion program and a Novice Nurse Initiative Program (n=99). Written stories of conflict between nurses were obtained and analyzed with linguistic analysis and word count (LIWC) software and various standardized instruments were used including the Nurses Workplace Behavior Scale (NWBS), the Organizational Climate for Caring Scale (OCCS), the Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale (PGCIS), The McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) and two visual analogue scales (VAS). Significant relationships were found between job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position and nursing (p<.01), oppressed group behavior and intent to stay in nursing (p<.01), oppressed group behavior and job satisfaction (p<.01). Manager and peer caring behaviors were related to intent to stay in a position and nursing (p<.01). Using stepwise multiple regression, both manager and peer caring behaviors were found to influence the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position or nursing. The findings of this study suggest that the quality of interpersonal relationships between managers, peers and nurses can influence job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position or nursing.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000622
Subject Headings: Nurses--Job satisfaction, Nursing services--Administration, Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention, Nurses--Job stress
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Factors influencing the retention of nurse preceptors in a critical care education program.
Creator: Borglund, Susan T., Florida Atlantic University, Brown, Carolyn L.
Abstract/Description: The use of nurse preceptors in critical care education programs is an accepted method of orienting unskilled nurses to critical care units. Data generated from focus group interviews of experienced nurse preceptors were used to identify, describe and understand the factors that influence nurse preceptors to decide whether or not to remain participants in the education program. The willingness of nurse preceptors to continue participation may depend on preceptor desire to share with others,...
Show moreThe use of nurse preceptors in critical care education programs is an accepted method of orienting unskilled nurses to critical care units. Data generated from focus group interviews of experienced nurse preceptors were used to identify, describe and understand the factors that influence nurse preceptors to decide whether or not to remain participants in the education program. The willingness of nurse preceptors to continue participation may depend on preceptor desire to share with others, preceptor ability to resolve conflict and understanding by all partners in the critical care education program of the preceptor role's complexity. As the need for skilled critical care nurses grows, knowledge and understanding of these factors may assist nurses in education, administration and practice in planning strategies to support preceptors in their roles.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14943
Subject Headings: Intensive care nursing--Study and teaching, Nursing--Study and teaching (Preceptorship)
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Title: Evaluation of videotape as a form of patient education post-hip repair: Staff perspectives.
Creator: Biles, Teresa Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Tappen, Ruth M.
Abstract/Description: Nurses have been able to invent new and creative ways to educate patients due to advances in technology. One advance, the use of videotapes for patient education, has increased in popularity over the last decade. This study evaluated the use of a videotape entitled "Moving Along," which was designed for post-hip repair patient education. A questionnaire was used to determine healthcare personnel's perspectives regarding content of the videotape and recommendations regarding videotape use and...
Show moreNurses have been able to invent new and creative ways to educate patients due to advances in technology. One advance, the use of videotapes for patient education, has increased in popularity over the last decade. This study evaluated the use of a videotape entitled "Moving Along," which was designed for post-hip repair patient education. A questionnaire was used to determine healthcare personnel's perspectives regarding content of the videotape and recommendations regarding videotape use and length. Data analyzed consisted of responses to the questionnaire. Analysis of the results suggested that the videotape should aid patients recovering from hip surgery as the content was found to be informative. Suggestions for information that could be added as well as deleted in order to improve the videotape are also reported. Videotapes permit the patient to review material at leisure and may free the nurse for other responsibilities.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15457
Subject Headings: Patient education--Audio-visual aids, Video tapes in education, Postoperative care
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Physicians' perceptions of nurse-physician collaborative practice.
Creator: Thomson, Donna J., Florida Atlantic University, Schuster, Eleanor
Abstract/Description: Nurse-physician collaborative practice is different from and greater than nurse-physician collaboration. Collaboration is a single, temporal event that can occur intermittently in the day to day practice of health care. Nurse-physician collaborative practice is a dynamic process, a commitment to interact on a professional level, that empowers the participants to blend their talent, to achieve a goal that neither can do alone. Despite the fact that collaborative practice demonstration units in...
Show moreNurse-physician collaborative practice is different from and greater than nurse-physician collaboration. Collaboration is a single, temporal event that can occur intermittently in the day to day practice of health care. Nurse-physician collaborative practice is a dynamic process, a commitment to interact on a professional level, that empowers the participants to blend their talent, to achieve a goal that neither can do alone. Despite the fact that collaborative practice demonstration units in the early 1980's showed positive outcomes for patients, nurses, physicians and hospitals, this practice has all but disappeared. This researcher believes this practice modality to be vital in today's health care environment. This study, therefore, addressed the first step in reemergence by asking physicians to define the term, nurse-physician collaborative practice. Over 50% of this select population were able to provide definitions consistent with the health care literature.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15133
Subject Headings: Nurse-physician joint practice, Health care teams, Nurse and physician
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Prayer and the well-being of the older adult.
Creator: Ragl, Sandra Lee Clark, Florida Atlantic University, Boykin, Anne
Abstract/Description: Using a purposive sample of older adults, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to illuminate the influence of prayer on their well-being. Content analysis was the method used to discern this relationship. Through the analysis of eight stories two themes on the "notion" of prayer and a primary theme on the influence of prayer on the well-being of the older adult emerged. The themes of prayer that emerged were: prayer was a conversation with God and an intimate relationship with God...
Show moreUsing a purposive sample of older adults, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to illuminate the influence of prayer on their well-being. Content analysis was the method used to discern this relationship. Through the analysis of eight stories two themes on the "notion" of prayer and a primary theme on the influence of prayer on the well-being of the older adult emerged. The themes of prayer that emerged were: prayer was a conversation with God and an intimate relationship with God that fostered trust and belief. The primary theme was that a relationship with God through prayer fosters a sense of well-being.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15396
Subject Headings: Healing--Religious aspects, Older people--Religious life, Prayer, Nurse and patient
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nursing practice in a contemporary health care corporation: Nurses' tensions and torment.
Creator: David, Beverly Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Appleton, Cathy
Abstract/Description: Tensions exist between the ideology of caring as a nursing practice ideal, and the corporately managed health care settings in which nurses work. The objective of this critical feminist ethnography was to understand these tensions by grounding them in nurses' experiences and perceptions. Data was gathered through ethnographic interviewing and participant-observations of a nurse key informant and her co-workers in the pediatric unit of a corporately managed acute care hospital. The data were...
Show moreTensions exist between the ideology of caring as a nursing practice ideal, and the corporately managed health care settings in which nurses work. The objective of this critical feminist ethnography was to understand these tensions by grounding them in nurses' experiences and perceptions. Data was gathered through ethnographic interviewing and participant-observations of a nurse key informant and her co-workers in the pediatric unit of a corporately managed acute care hospital. The data were analyzed according to the coding procedures and comparative method described by Strauss and Corbin (1990). Four characteristics of the corporate health care culture that conflict with nurses' practice ideals were identified: The Corporate Productivity Motive; The Priority of a Medical Regime Over Nursing Care; The Tolerance of Risk to Patient Safety; and The Hospitality Perspective. A critique of the patriarchal value structure that influences the health care system and recommendations for nursing practice, education, and research is provided.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15341
Subject Headings: Nursing--Philosophy, Caring, Feminism, Medical care, Health services administration
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Title: Nursing practice in a patient care setting where the director is not a nurse.
Creator: Cleva, Joyce., Florida Atlantic University, Warner, Marguerite
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to describe the practice of nursing and the factors that influence nursing practice in one patient care setting where the Director is not a nurse. A qualitative design employing the methods of grounded theory was utilized. Reaching for Completeness was the core concept that emerged from the analysis. Reaching for Completeness describes the directionality of nursing practice in this setting. It includes: coming to Know the Client, Responding to the Immediate Needs...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to describe the practice of nursing and the factors that influence nursing practice in one patient care setting where the Director is not a nurse. A qualitative design employing the methods of grounded theory was utilized. Reaching for Completeness was the core concept that emerged from the analysis. Reaching for Completeness describes the directionality of nursing practice in this setting. It includes: coming to Know the Client, Responding to the Immediate Needs of the Client, and Pulling it All Together. Factors that appeared to influence the practice of nursing in this setting were the management styles of the director and nurse manager, shared expectations of professionalism, and a shared sense of satisfaction in what the patients and staff accomplished together each day. The results of this study suggest that the main factor affecting the development of nursing practice in a patient care setting may not be whether the director is a nurse, but rather, whether nursing retains ownership of the practice of nursing.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15114
Subject Headings: Nursing services--Administration, Nurses--Job satisfaction, Nursing services--Business management
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Title: Nurses' perceptions of their ability to interact with family members in the intensive care unit.
Creator: Pagano, Diane Patricia., Florida Atlantic University, Warner, Marguerite
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research was to explore and describe nurses' perceptions of their ability to interact with families under a variety of circumstances in the intensive care unit. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy (1986) provided a framework for the study. Twenty-six critical care nurses ranked their experiences and perceived self-efficacy on a list of twenty situations of family-nurse interaction. Information about years of experience in critical care nursing, personal experience of family...
Show moreThe purpose of this research was to explore and describe nurses' perceptions of their ability to interact with families under a variety of circumstances in the intensive care unit. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy (1986) provided a framework for the study. Twenty-six critical care nurses ranked their experiences and perceived self-efficacy on a list of twenty situations of family-nurse interaction. Information about years of experience in critical care nursing, personal experience of family illness, and family nursing courses was also gathered. The results of this study suggest that nurses' sense of self-efficacy varies with the circumstances of family-nurse interaction. Level of self-efficacy was also significantly related to nursing experience with families and to previous family course work. This study has implications for nursing administration, education, and practice. Suggestions for further research are also made.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15246
Subject Headings: Self-efficacy, Intensive care nursing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nursing values as the basis for practice of graduate students in nursing.
Creator: McMillan, Susan Stevens., Florida Atlantic University, Parker, Marilyn
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine nursing values as expressed in the practice of nurses pursuing the Master of Science Degree in Nursing. Two stories representing nursing situations reflective of nurses' values guiding practice were chosen for analysis. Content analysis was the method used to study the stories to identify values guiding the practice of nursing. The analysis revealed the following nursing values guiding practice: compassion, respect for the other, competence, commitment...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine nursing values as expressed in the practice of nurses pursuing the Master of Science Degree in Nursing. Two stories representing nursing situations reflective of nurses' values guiding practice were chosen for analysis. Content analysis was the method used to study the stories to identify values guiding the practice of nursing. The analysis revealed the following nursing values guiding practice: compassion, respect for the other, competence, commitment, inner harmony, patience, hope, courage, humility, and trust. Caring was identified as the central value of nursing.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15018
Subject Headings: Nursing ethics, Values, Caring, Nursing students--Philosophy
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nurses' attitudes toward the care of the attempted suicide patient.
Creator: Schmidt, Jodie DeMay., Florida Atlantic University, Fishman, Sarah
Abstract/Description: This study explored the attitudes of emergency department nurses toward the care of the attempted suicide patient. The independent variables were the ages of nurses and their length of work experience in the emergency department. One-hundred and one surveys were collected from emergency department nurses employed in three Broward County hospitals. In general, there were no significant differences between the two study groups; however, variances did appear in several areas relating to...
Show moreThis study explored the attitudes of emergency department nurses toward the care of the attempted suicide patient. The independent variables were the ages of nurses and their length of work experience in the emergency department. One-hundred and one surveys were collected from emergency department nurses employed in three Broward County hospitals. In general, there were no significant differences between the two study groups; however, variances did appear in several areas relating to knowledge about attempted suicide. The less experienced group and the younger group rated lower on these items. The nurses responding to this survey expressed generally favorable attitudes toward the care of the attempted suicide patient.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15469
Subject Headings: Suicide, Nurses--Attitudes
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Philosophical exploration in search of the ontology of authentic presence.
Creator: Linden, Danielle Moffatt., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description: This study examines authentic presence. Authentic presence, as identified in the study, comes from a theory of nursing developed by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer, Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. Authentic presence must be viewed in a philosophical context in order to be fully understood in practice. This analysis of Nursing as Caring reveals philosophical underpinnings in the theory's foundation. The primary texts of Soren Kierkegaard and Gaston Bachelard, both...
Show moreThis study examines authentic presence. Authentic presence, as identified in the study, comes from a theory of nursing developed by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer, Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. Authentic presence must be viewed in a philosophical context in order to be fully understood in practice. This analysis of Nursing as Caring reveals philosophical underpinnings in the theory's foundation. The primary texts of Soren Kierkegaard and Gaston Bachelard, both philosophers, are used to develop a foundation upon which is built a preliminary aesthetic framework to guide the examination of authentic presence. It is proposed that this framework reflects the meaning of the essence of abstract concepts and is demonstrated in an analysis of two poetic expressions.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15343
Subject Headings: Authenticity (Philosophy), Nursing--Philosophy, Caring
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Public health nurse managers' perception of Total Quality Management initiatives.
Creator: Wright, Carol Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Ray, Marilyn A.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore public health nurse managers' perception of Total Quality Management (TQM) Initiatives in the practice setting. Data sources included interviews with six public health nurse managers. A conceptual model was developed and subsequently analyzed in relationship to Watson's (1988) Human Theory of Caring and Total Quality Management Theory. It was discovered that public health nurse managers described favorable experiences working with TQM...
Show moreThe purpose of this descriptive study was to explore public health nurse managers' perception of Total Quality Management (TQM) Initiatives in the practice setting. Data sources included interviews with six public health nurse managers. A conceptual model was developed and subsequently analyzed in relationship to Watson's (1988) Human Theory of Caring and Total Quality Management Theory. It was discovered that public health nurse managers described favorable experiences working with TQM implementation and the team process. Although the study's findings did not support a direct relationship between Watson's Theory and congruence with public health nursing practice and TQM initiatives there is an implied relationship to the universal nursing theories of caring with a strong emphasis on advocacy in guiding public health nursing practice. Recommendations for nursing administration, practice, education and research are presented.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12707
Subject Headings: Total quality management, Nurse administrators, Public health administration
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Title: Temporary is avoidance, forever is a lobotomy: Nurses' silence on unpopular patients.
Creator: Little, Daniel James., Florida Atlantic University, Coffman, Sherrilyn
Abstract/Description: This qualitative study of the phenomenon of nurse providing care to a client that the nurse does not like or determines to be unpopular was conducted with five professional nurses, who had experienced the phenomenon. Phenomenological method guided the inquiry through the narrative descriptions, from which essential descriptive themes of secrecy, avoidance, internalized conflict, specialness, and unfinishedness were uncovered and revealed by dwelling with the material. The implications for...
Show moreThis qualitative study of the phenomenon of nurse providing care to a client that the nurse does not like or determines to be unpopular was conducted with five professional nurses, who had experienced the phenomenon. Phenomenological method guided the inquiry through the narrative descriptions, from which essential descriptive themes of secrecy, avoidance, internalized conflict, specialness, and unfinishedness were uncovered and revealed by dwelling with the material. The implications for nursing education, nursing practice and nursing research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15258
Subject Headings: Nurse and patient, Interpersonal relations, Hospital patients, Nurses--Attitudes
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Teenagers' perspectives of caring during labor and delivery.
Creator: Sanderson, Sylvia., Florida Atlantic University, Schuster, Eleanor
Abstract/Description: The problem of the study was to understand the experience of being cared for by a nurse during labor and delivery. The review of literature for the study examined research focusing on adolescents in labor and delivery, caring and adolescent pregnancy and caring from current nursing literature perspective. Recalled labor and delivery experiences were analyzed phenomenologically in order to extract the meaning of the experience. Five recently delivered primiparous mothers were interviewed....
Show moreThe problem of the study was to understand the experience of being cared for by a nurse during labor and delivery. The review of literature for the study examined research focusing on adolescents in labor and delivery, caring and adolescent pregnancy and caring from current nursing literature perspective. Recalled labor and delivery experiences were analyzed phenomenologically in order to extract the meaning of the experience. Five recently delivered primiparous mothers were interviewed. Interviews followed guidelines designed to elicit descriptions of nurse caring. Interviews were tape recorded and transcribed. Data were reduced through a search for themes, and analyzed using guidelines of Colaizzi (1978). The findings were discussed with four of the participants and they all agreed that their perceptions of the experience had been described. Results of the study produced an exhaustive description and fundamental structure of nurse caring.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14873
Subject Headings: Caring, Nurse and patient, Teenage pregnancy
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The structure of values synthesized from the lived experiences of agency nurses.
Creator: Strews, Wendy Lea., Florida Atlantic University, Parker, Marylyn
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to identify nursing values from lived experiences of six nurses during interactions with patients. Nurses employed by nursing agencies were asked: "describe an interaction you have experienced with a patient that best represents your nursing values". Giorgi's method of interpretation for phenomenological studies was used to analyze the stories. From each participant's specific values a general description of the structure of all participants' values was generated...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to identify nursing values from lived experiences of six nurses during interactions with patients. Nurses employed by nursing agencies were asked: "describe an interaction you have experienced with a patient that best represents your nursing values". Giorgi's method of interpretation for phenomenological studies was used to analyze the stories. From each participant's specific values a general description of the structure of all participants' values was generated. Caring was the predominant value that emerged and encompasses nursing practice and the compassionate action it teaches. Concepts emerging from the study are living and learning of values, unpretentious presence, and caring as the ascendent value in nursing practice. Recommendations for future study include exploration of these concepts toward development of a value based nursing practice to increase job satisfaction and self-esteem for nurses recognizing their values.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14834
Subject Headings: Nurse and patient, Nurses--Job satisfaction, Nursing services
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The nurses' experience of being assisted in practice by multiskilled personnel.
Creator: Ross, Michele Alessa Stankes., Florida Atlantic University, Ray, Marilyn A.
Abstract/Description: This study's purpose was to explore, through a descriptive method, the registered nurses' experience of being assisted in practice by multiskilled personnel for the provision of direct patient care. The multiskilled personnel were unlicensed, functioned in an assistive role to the nurse, and were trained at the hospital to perform technical direct patient care tasks. Data sources included interviews with three registered nurses. Study findings supported the existence of a caring nurse...
Show moreThis study's purpose was to explore, through a descriptive method, the registered nurses' experience of being assisted in practice by multiskilled personnel for the provision of direct patient care. The multiskilled personnel were unlicensed, functioned in an assistive role to the nurse, and were trained at the hospital to perform technical direct patient care tasks. Data sources included interviews with three registered nurses. Study findings supported the existence of a caring nurse-multiskilled assistant relationship that was characterized by the concepts of communication, task responsibility, reciprocal helping, respect, commitment to a shared goal, and nurse leadership. Through a dialectical process, where the thesis was the nurse-patient relationship as identified in the study and the antithesis was the multiskilled assistant-patient relationship, the nurse-multiskilled assistant-patient relationship was synthesized. The study findings in relationship to previous studies, team theory, and Nursing as Caring theory were discussed.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15361
Subject Headings: Delegation of authority, Nursing services--Personnel management, Differentiated nursing practice
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Title: The meaning of intuition to first-time mothers: A phenomenological perspective.
Creator: Wik, Shelly Jeannette., Florida Atlantic University, Locsin, Rozzano
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of intuition as experienced by first-time mothers. A phenomenological approach employing van Manen's research method was utilized. Six participants described their experiences of being first-time mothers. Seven essential themes emerged: Naturalness, Knowing, Connection, Value, Delivering Comfort, Structure, and Transformation. These themes describe the lived experience as the essence of Naturalness to facilitate Knowing the Connection to...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of intuition as experienced by first-time mothers. A phenomenological approach employing van Manen's research method was utilized. Six participants described their experiences of being first-time mothers. Seven essential themes emerged: Naturalness, Knowing, Connection, Value, Delivering Comfort, Structure, and Transformation. These themes describe the lived experience as the essence of Naturalness to facilitate Knowing the Connection to one's infant is Valuing intuition in Delivering Comfort that is without Structure and involves self Transformation. The unity of meaning discovered from the data is stated as: The Illumination of Intuition to First-Time Mothers and Experiencing the Presence of Other. The results of this study suggest that the recognition of intuition to first-time mothers is significant to nursing and nursing practice.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15351
Subject Headings: Motherhood--Psychological aspects, Intuition, Phenomenology, Nursing
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Title: Values identified by nurses in middle management positions.
Creator: Jester, LaFonda Renee., Florida Atlantic University, Parker, Marilyn
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to describe the values identified by nurses in middle management positions at a Florida for profit hospital. Latent content analysis was the method used to describe values identified by ten nurses in middle management positions. The analysis revealed a total of eight value themes. Two themes emerged as overarching: the value of economics and the value of caring. Six other value themes were interwoven into the overarching themes and consisted of commitment,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to describe the values identified by nurses in middle management positions at a Florida for profit hospital. Latent content analysis was the method used to describe values identified by ten nurses in middle management positions. The analysis revealed a total of eight value themes. Two themes emerged as overarching: the value of economics and the value of caring. Six other value themes were interwoven into the overarching themes and consisted of commitment, compassion, competence, patience, respect for the other and technology.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15129
Subject Headings: Nurse administrators, Nursing services--Administration, Values, Nursing--Decision making
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Title: The big cold: Health beliefs of elderly Haitians related to influenza immunizations.
Creator: Adonis-Rizzo, Marie Tamara., Florida Atlantic University, Jett, Kathleen F.
Abstract/Description: Influenza is responsible for 20,000 deaths per year in the United States, with adults 65 and older accounting for most of these deaths. In this qualitative study, ten Haitian elders were interviewed in Creole and data were hand-written and simultaneously translated in English, to better understand their health beliefs regarding influenza immunizations. Purnell's model (1998) of Cultural Competence was utilized as organizing framework for description of the sample, analysis and discussion....
Show moreInfluenza is responsible for 20,000 deaths per year in the United States, with adults 65 and older accounting for most of these deaths. In this qualitative study, ten Haitian elders were interviewed in Creole and data were hand-written and simultaneously translated in English, to better understand their health beliefs regarding influenza immunizations. Purnell's model (1998) of Cultural Competence was utilized as organizing framework for description of the sample, analysis and discussion. Several themes emerged during thematic analysis of the participants' responses. Participants identified influenza as a "big cold" which can initially be prevented with traditional home remedies and practices as well as with prayers. Lack of knowledge of the vaccine, uncertainty of the effectiveness of the vaccine, reliance on the recommendations of their children, doctors, and as well as the researcher, and lack of access were all factors reported as affecting their acceptance of the vaccine.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13186
Subject Headings: Immunization of older people--Florida, Health promotion--United States, Transcultural medical care--United States, Health attitudes, Patient compliance, Haitian Americans--Medical care--Florida
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Title: Views of registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel on the differentiating aspects of their roles in a partnership model of care delivery.
Creator: Sorbello, Barbara C., Florida Atlantic University, Ray, Marilyn A.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore, through a descriptive method, views of registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel about their roles. Data sources included interviews with three registered nurses and three unlicensed assistive workers practicing in partnership on an acute patient care unit. Study findings supported role theory assertions that role strain and stress, manifested as role ambiguity, role confusion, role overlapping, and role overload occur when the role...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore, through a descriptive method, views of registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel about their roles. Data sources included interviews with three registered nurses and three unlicensed assistive workers practicing in partnership on an acute patient care unit. Study findings supported role theory assertions that role strain and stress, manifested as role ambiguity, role confusion, role overlapping, and role overload occur when the role transition process and role expectations are not clarified or nurtured among role partners. Implications for nursing practice include the following: (1) Nurses in clinical and administrative practice need to be sensitized to the importance of nurses and ancillary personnel being active participants in the work redesign process, and must support the value of caring that transpires in the nurse-patient relationship. (2) Role theory can be utilized to understand dynamics that occur in work settings of nurses and assistive partners.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15305
Subject Headings: Differentiated nursing practice, Nursing services--Personnel management, Nurses--Attitudes, Nurses' aides, Nursing--Standards
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