{"title":"Meanings over time of working as a nurse in elderly care.","authors":"Karin Blomberg, Inger James, Annica Kihlgren","doi":"10.2174/1874434620130726005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although registered nurses (RNs) play a central role in the care of older persons, their work in elderly care has historically been described as \"low status\" in nursing. This is especially problematic due to the global issue of RN turnover, but there is still little evidence of how to change this trend. Better understanding is needed of the reasons why RNs work in elderly care, as well as knowledge of whether these reasons have changed over time.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim was to explore the meaning of working in elderly care, over time, from the perspective of RNs.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We interviewed thirteen RNs working in nursing homes, six of them in 2000 and the remaining seven in 2012, and analysed the resulting data using Interpretive Description.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results show similarities and differences over time in the RNs' reasoning about the meaning of their work with older persons, from a focus on obstacles to a view of opportunities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An RN's intention to continue working in elderly care might be based on their beliefs; their view of older people, and their experiences of being able to influence the care. Managing this knowledge could be an essential factor in reversing the historical trend of RN work in elderly care being seen as low status, and the increasing turnover in such nurses. Our results could stimulate reflection on daily care and beliefs about caring for older persons.</p>","PeriodicalId":38868,"journal":{"name":"Open Nursing Journal","volume":"7 ","pages":"107-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f6/97/TONURSJ-7-107.PMC3772566.pdf","citationCount":"13","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Open Nursing Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874434620130726005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2013/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Although registered nurses (RNs) play a central role in the care of older persons, their work in elderly care has historically been described as "low status" in nursing. This is especially problematic due to the global issue of RN turnover, but there is still little evidence of how to change this trend. Better understanding is needed of the reasons why RNs work in elderly care, as well as knowledge of whether these reasons have changed over time.
Aim: The aim was to explore the meaning of working in elderly care, over time, from the perspective of RNs.
Method: We interviewed thirteen RNs working in nursing homes, six of them in 2000 and the remaining seven in 2012, and analysed the resulting data using Interpretive Description.
Results: The results show similarities and differences over time in the RNs' reasoning about the meaning of their work with older persons, from a focus on obstacles to a view of opportunities.
Conclusion: An RN's intention to continue working in elderly care might be based on their beliefs; their view of older people, and their experiences of being able to influence the care. Managing this knowledge could be an essential factor in reversing the historical trend of RN work in elderly care being seen as low status, and the increasing turnover in such nurses. Our results could stimulate reflection on daily care and beliefs about caring for older persons.
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The Open Nursing Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters and guest edited thematic issues in all areas of nursing. The Open Nursing Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide. We welcome papers related to nursing and midwifery, with specific relevance to health care practice, policy and research. We publish under the following themes: -Nursing and Midwifery practice -Education -Research methodology -Evidence based practice -New role in practice -Systematic reviews -Case studies -Ethical and professional issues -Management in health care -Sustainability in health and health care provision All authors should make clear how the implications of their paper for nursing, midwifery and health care practice. They should also clearly identify the ‘take home message’ from their paper.
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