Self‐preservation in abortion care: a grounded theory study

Abstract

Abortion care demands specific skills of nurses, and this is likely to increase in the near future. Self-preservation needs to be embedded into nurses' professional development by the use of positive strategies such as guided reflection in providing a productive woman-centred service.

The changing body work of abortion: a qualitative study of the experiences of health professionals

“…, Lipp and Fothergill ). The emotional labour performed by health professionals when ‘concealing or conceding’ their attitudes and emotional responses to women seeking abortion has also been identified (Lipp ). Health professionals have been found to engage with women undergoing abortion on a spectrum ranging from emotional ‘investment’ to ‘detachment’, with the latter facilitating treatment of more challenging patients (Wolkomir and Powers ).…”

Needs of Labor and Delivery Nurses Caring for Women Undergoing Pregnancy Termination

“…Of the 14 articles cited in the literature review, two had L&D nurses as the population, and only one was conducted in a Canadian setting (Bishop, 2007;Marek, 2004). In the other British and American studies, researchers investigated the experiences of gynecology and abortion clinic nurses (Gallagher et al, 2010;Haney, 2011;Hanna, 2005;Harris et al, 2011;Huntington, 2002;Lipp, 2010Lipp, 2011Lipp & Fothergill, 2009;McCreight, 2005;McLemore & Levi, 2011;Nicholson et al, 2010;Wolkomir & Powers, 2007). The majority of L&D nursing care is focused on women having a healthy delivery.…”

Concealing emotions: nurses' experiences with induced abortion care

“…, Lin et al . , , Lipp ). Late‐term abortion often involves induced labour because the foetus is in a human form (Huntington ).…”

“…Medical abortion occurs in an outpatient setting. The methods for late-term abortion (i.e., during the second and third trimesters) include dilation and evacuation (D & E), systemic medication, intra-or extra-amniotic abortifacients and hysterectomy (Stubblefield et al 2004, Lin et al 2006, Lipp 2011). Late-term abortion often involves induced labour because the foetus is in a human form (Huntington 2002).…”