Nurses’ Narratives of Remarkable Patient Health Care Events: Analysis of Seventeen Health Stories from Turkey and Palestine Using the Narrative Approach

Autor: Abdallah ALWAWİ, Esra TAYAZ, Veysel SÖNMEZ, Bahar İNKAYA, Ayşegül KOÇ, Salam ALKHATİB
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Bezmiâlem Science, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 432-438 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2148-2373
28942744
DOI: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4726
Popis: Objective:Nurses spend most of their time with patients. Stories are the formation of experiences that add meaning to life, raise awareness, and guide people. This study aimed to examine the aforementioned concepts from the nurses’ narratives.Methods:The researchers undertook an elaborate review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Seven doctoral students in nursing and 10 nurses from different departments in Palestinian hospitals were interviewed about qualitative care. In this study, 17 health stories from Turkey and Palestine were analyzed. Demographic data of all 17 participants were synthesized using a descriptive statistical format. The 17 stories generated 31,657 words for analysis.Results:Seven themes were identified as figural across clinical specialties, including patient’s final moments are difficult, cases involving children, violence and troublesome patients, unforgettable events, intricacies, interrogative, individual and teamwork.Conclusion:Nurses’ work environments are challenging. Sometimes, they experience unforgettable events that leave permanent marks in their memories. These events create physical distress, which affects how they provide care to patients. If the challenges are solved, then the nurses’ quality of life and satisfaction will improve, enabling them to offer optimum care to patients.
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