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( Chen Li-Chin ) - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Department of Nursing
( Lin Chun-Chih ) - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Department of Nursing
( Han Chin-Yen ) - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Department of Nursing
( Hsieh Chun-Lan ) - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Department of Nursing
( Wu Chiung-Jung ) - University of the Sunshine Coast School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
( Liang Hwey-Fang ) - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Department of Nursing
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aims to gain in-depth understanding of nurses' perspectives of working in an overcrowded emergency.
Methods: Symbolic interactionism and Charmaz’s construction of grounded theory were used. Purposive sampling at the start of the study and a further theoretical sampling by snowball technique were used to recruit 40 registered nurses (RN) to participate in in-depth, semi-structured interviews between May and November, 2014. Data analysis included analytic techniques of initial, focused and theoretical coding.
Results: Study findings showed searching for work role is derived by the themes of Finding the role of positioning in Emergency Department (ED), Recognizing causes of ED overcrowding, and Confined working environment. Nurses' work experience which represents the RNs not gained control over their work, as care actions influenced by the problematic overcrowded circumstance of the ED environment.
Conclusion: The findings fill a gap in knowledge about how RNs experience their work role in the context of an overcrowded Emergency Department in Taiwan. Arising from the study result include taking account of nurses' perspectives when planning staff/patient ratios, strategies to reduce waiting time and ensure that clients receive appropriate care.
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KeyWords
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crowding, emergency department, grounded theory, nurses
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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