Adaptation Experience of Nurses who were Transferred to a Long Term Care Hospital from an Acute Hospital / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
;
: 301-311, 2019.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-919712
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE@#The purpose of this study was to explore how supervisory nurses who were transferred to a long-term care hospital from an acute hospital adapted to the new work environment.@*METHODS@#Colaizzi's phenomenological method was applied. Participants were nine nurses working in long-term care hospitals and data were collected through in-depth individual interviews over 1 month. Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB).@*RESULTS@#From this study 12 theme clusters and 5 categories were classified. The 5 categories were; ‘Unacceptable workload’, ‘Unclear job description’, ‘Unreasonable management system of the hospital’, ‘Understanding the characteristic of the long-term care hospital’ and ‘Challenge and self-development’.@*CONCLUSION@#Participants experienced conflict, identity confusion and ambivalence through the relationship with nursing assistants, long-term care workers, administrative staff and the patients’ caregivers. However, they finally understood the characteristics of the long-term care hospital and were positioned as long-term care nurses.
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Type of study:
Qualitative research
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Korean
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Year:
2019
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