Lamentation and loss: expressions of caring by contemporary surgical nurses

Abstract

The forces and influences described by participants undermined caring in the new practice milieu. If this is a glimpse of the future, then the values of the nursing profession may be under siege. Caring as the central core, the essence or unifying concept of nursing may be subject to marginalization in contemporary practice.

Organizational Climate and Hospital Nurses' Caring Practices: A Mixed‐Methods Study

“…Despite the refinement of measures of caring in nursing practice (Watson, 2009), limited quantitative research has been conducted on the components of organizational climate that promote or constrain nurses' performance of caring practices. In qualitative findings, the components most important for maintaining quality caring practices were peer support, role clarity, support from nurse managers, equitable distribution of workload, and adequate human and material resources (Enns & Gregory, 2007;FinfgeldConnett, 2007;Wilkin & Slevin, 2004;Yam & Rossiter, 2000). To our knowledge, no systematic exploration of the influence of organizational climate and its component dimensions on nurses' caring practices has been reported.…”

Existential issues among nurses in surgical care – a hermeneutical study of critical incidents

“…Surgical nurses are involved in a variety of tasks and roles in a complex context when caring for patients in vulnerable situations where interaction is multifaceted (Arranz et al. 2005, Enns & Gregory 2007, Nestel et al. 2011).…”

Translating theory into practice: Using Action Research to introduce a coordinated approach to emotional care

“…Factors influencing this decreased attention to emotional care included a shortage of nurses, reduced staffing numbers [3][4][5]; an increased focus on technical equipment [6], and a reliance of hospitals on casual and agency nurses [7]. Literature from the www.elsevier.com/locate/pateducou Patient Education and Counseling 73 (2008) [82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90] United Kingdom [8], Canada [9], and Norway [10] suggest the experience of similar difficulties in care provision.…”

“…Percentage of best response (all) for each subscale on range of surveys (questions[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”