Conducting critical ethnography in long-term residential care: experiences of a novice researcher in the field

Baumbusch, Jennifer

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05413.x

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“…Those being studied, whether through observation, conversation or more formal interview, will open up only if they are confident that their audience will be interested and non‐judgemental, if not actively sympathetic, regarding their perspectives and interests. Any sense that a researcher is being critical or unfavourably judgemental is likely to lead respondents to close up, dissemble and conceal (Russell 2005; Baumbusch 2010).…”

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On the Potential of Being a Village Boy: An Argument for Local Rural Ethnography

Heley¹

2011

Sociologia Ruralis

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This article explores the significance of researcher's positionality for the interpretation of local cultures of rurality. Drawing on personal experience of studying the apparent emergence of a new squirearchy in an English village, it argues that backyard ethnographies, in which researchers study worlds with which they are already familiar if not intimate, can offer valuable insights into cultures of rurality by facilitating particular forms of disclosure and understanding. While the potential value of insider status, and indeed participant observation, has become increasingly debated in rural research, the implications of being local have been largely neglected. The article discusses the significance of being local in terms of privileged access to elite cultures in rural space, focusing on how it assists enquiry in terms of acceptance, observation and interpretation. At the same time, it highlights some of the challenges to this mode of investigation. The article draws on material from a locality based study of the so-called new squirearchy in England.

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On the Potential of Being a Village Boy: An Argument for Local Rural Ethnography

Heley¹

2011

Sociologia Ruralis

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“…Toward the completion of fieldwork, we gave two formal presentations at the hospice that summarized and invited reflection about the results of our analysis (Tracy, ). In this way, time spent at the hospice was a mutual and collaborative inquiry in which ongoing understanding about our topic was shared and deepened through dialogue (Baumbusch, ).…”

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Relational ethics of delirium care: Findings from a hospice ethnography

2018

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Delirium, a common syndrome in terminally ill people, presents specific challenges to a good death in end-of-life care. This paper examines the relational engagement between hospice nurses and their patients in a context of end-of-life delirium. Ethnographic fieldwork spanning 15 months was conducted at a freestanding residential hospice in eastern Canada. A shared value system was apparent within the nursing community of hospice; patients' comfort and dignity were deemed most at stake and therefore commanded nurses' primary attention. This overarching commitment to comfort and dignity shaped all of nursing practice in this hospice, including practices related to end-of-life delirium. The findings of this study elaborate the ways in which hospice nurses interpreted and responded to the discomfort of their patients in delirium, as well as the efforts they made to understand their patients' subjective experiences and to connect with them in supportive ways. In addition to what is already known about clinical assessment and treatment of delirium in palliative care settings, the findings of this study offer points of reflection for nurses anywhere who are contending with the relational challenges that delirium presents in end-of-life care.

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“…The ethnographer participates in the working lives of the individuals at the practice setting for a given period. During this time the investigator observes, listen and ask pertinent questions to elucidate the phenomenon under research, creating a rich understanding of social action and its subtleties in different contexts [23][24][25].…”

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Comprehensive Medication Management Services in a Brazilian Speciality Pharmacy: A Qualitative Assessment

Detoni

Oliveira

Alves

et al. 2017

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: To understand and describe the implementation process of a comprehensive medication management (CMM) service in a public specialty pharmacy in Brazil.Methods: Ethnographic study conducted over 17 mo (September 2014 to February 2016 in a public specialty pharmacy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve participants. Notes on field journals, resulting from participant observation conducted by the two pharmacists directly responsible for the service implementation, were also used as a source of data.Results: Ten important conditions to improve the success of CMM service implementation were identified: manager support; evaluation of physical and material resources; evaluation of human resources practitioners' characteristics and knowledge about the theoretical framework of CMM services; time dedicated to CMM services; redefining the work process; defining patient eligibility criteria to CMM service; defining patient flow to CMM service; communication with healthcare team; integration with the staff; and marketing the service internally. Conclusion:The results unveiled by this article can be used by pharmacists and managers as a tool to optimize the implementation of CMM services in different healthcare settings. These conditions do not consist the only aspects necessary to ensure the success of the service; however, they can contribute to optimize the implementation process of the practice.

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Conducting critical ethnography in long-term residential care: experiences of a novice researcher in the field

Abstract: Critical ethnography is a method of inquiry that can enrich nursing research and educational scholarship by generating greater understanding about the complex fields in which nurses practise.

Cited by 24 publications

References 44 publications

On the Potential of Being a Village Boy: An Argument for Local Rural Ethnography

On the Potential of Being a Village Boy: An Argument for Local Rural Ethnography

Relational ethics of delirium care: Findings from a hospice ethnography

Comprehensive Medication Management Services in a Brazilian Speciality Pharmacy: A Qualitative Assessment

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