"You feel really guilty": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of prioritizing quantity over nurturing in nursing

Lilith Arevshatian; Amanda Shantz; Kerstin Alfes

"You feel really guilty": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of prioritizing quantity over nurturing in nursing

Lilith Arevshatian, Amanda Shantz, Kerstin Alfes

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Abstract

Although the narrative of nursing is one of caring and nurturing, the need for significant cost savings in the National Health Service (NHS) has emphasized quantity and speedy patient turnaround. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was conducted on a purposive sample of six nurses in London. Participants shared that they experienced a conflict between wanting to give nurturing care and their managers‘ emphasis on getting more ‟empty beds” for waiting patients. Participants had to prioritize speed and quantity which came at the expense of the more humane side of nursing e.g., emotional interaction with patients and their loved ones. In view of these findings, we discuss how conflicting expectations may interact in healthcare institutions and how these nurses navigated the complexity of working with contradictory imposed and self-imposed aims.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015
Event	9th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP): Health, Health Care and Social Justice - Grahamstown, South Africa Duration: 12 Jul 2015 → 15 Jul 2015

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Conference	9th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP): Health, Health Care and Social Justice
Period	12/07/15 → 15/07/15

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Organising Body: Rhodes University

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Business and management studies

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2015. Paper presented at 9th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP): Health, Health Care and Social Justice.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

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"You feel really guilty": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of prioritizing quantity over nurturing in nursing

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