A Case Study of Oppressed Group Behavior in Nurses

Hedin, Barbara A.

doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.1986.tb00543.x

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“…Individuals who break this norm of likeness seem to be potential bully victims. Hedin (1986) analysed semi‐structured interviews of concerned nurses in West Germany who struggled to gain support for an experimental programme at the university, using Freires model (1970) of oppressed group behaviour. She found that nurses were engaged in horizontal attacks on each other.…”

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The origin of workplace bullying: experiences from the perspective of bully victims in the public service sector

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Hallberg

2007

J Nurs Manag

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The origin of workplace bullying: experiences from the perspective of bully victims in the public service sector

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Hallberg

2007

J Nurs Manag

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“…Explanations of internalized powerlessness and oppression are vital to understanding these phenomena ( Hedin 1986, Rather 1994). It is quite reasonable to assume that nurses are more vulnerable to being obedient to authority because of an educational socialization that includes many oppressive practices ( Rather 1994).…”

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Preserving moral integrity: a follow‐up study with new graduate nurses

Kelly

1998

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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The purpose of this follow-up study was to describe, explain and interpret how new graduate nurses perceived their adaptation to the 'real world' of hospital nursing and what they perceived as major influences on their moral values and ethical roles in the 2 years following graduation. The method was qualitative, specifically grounded theory. The earlier study took place when informants were senior nursing students. The follow-up study began after the informants had been practising for 1 year. Research questions guiding the study were: How do new graduate nurses describe their adaptation to the 'real world' of hospital nursing? What do they describe as factors influencing their moral values and ethical roles in hospital nursing? Preserving moral integrity was the basic psycho-social process that explained how these new graduate nurses adapted to the real world of hospital nursing. Six stages of this process were identified: vulnerability; getting through the day; coping with moral distress; alienation from self; coping with lost ideals; and integration of new professional self-concept. Moral distress was a consequence of the effort to preserve moral integrity. It is the result of believing that one is not living up to one's moral convictions. Data supported that the most pervasive attributes of moral distress were self-criticism and self-blame, as informants judged their actions against their moral convictions and their standards of what a good nurse would do. Moral distress was an acute form of psychological disorientation in which informants questioned their professional knowledge, what kind of nurses they were and what kind of nurses they were becoming. Theoretical explanations of these findings are grounded in social interaction and moral psychology theories.

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“…Nursing’s lack of control and autonomy benefited hospitals and physicians, but created problems for nursing (Roberts 1983, 2000). Oppressed group behaviours in nurses were first described over two decades ago (Cleland 1971, Torres 1981, Roberts 1983, 2000), and their presence have been increasingly described and documented in nursing administration, practice and education (Clifford 1992, Hedin 1992, Roberts 1996, 1997, 2000, Glass 1997, 1998, DeMarco & Roberts 2003, Daiski 2004). Low self‐esteem has been frequently observed in nurses, although actual measurement has not occurred (Roberts 1983).…”

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confidence: 99%