The Challenges of Iranian Female Nurses Caring for Male Patients: A Qualitative Study

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_243_22

Samaneh Alinejad Mofrad, Ahmad Nasiri, Heidi Green

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Abstract

Caring is a multidimensional concept with many factors that can affect its quality such as caring for the opposite sex. This study aims to explore the experiences of Iranian female nurses caring for male patients. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted via conventional content analysis and purposeful sampling. Seventeen female nurses including staff and head nurses participated. Unstructured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews were conducted from June to December 2019 in Iran. The interviews were recorded by an MP4 player. When no new codes were extracted from the interview the data saturation was achieved. All interviews were immediately transcribed verbatim and were analyzed via Graneheim and Lundman’s conventional content analysis guidelines. Four themes emerged from the data: 1) women nurses’ concerns about caring for men, 2) women nurses’ unpleasant feelings while caring for men, 3) Ignoring women nurses’ dignity, and 4) efforts to avoid unpleasant situations. Female nurses in Iran are faced with multidimensional challenges when providing care to men. Not only can these challenges decrease the quality of nursing care for male patients, but also make the hospital a stressful environment for female nurses and may lead to them leaving the work.

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伊朗女护士护理男病人所面临的挑战：定性研究

护理是一个多维概念，有许多因素会影响其质量，例如对异性的护理。本研究旨在探讨伊朗女护士护理男性病人的经验。研究通过常规内容分析和有目的的抽样进行了描述性定性研究。包括职员和护士长在内的 17 名女护士参加了研究。于 2019 年 6 月至 12 月在伊朗进行了非结构化、面对面的深入访谈。访谈由 MP4 播放器录制。当访谈中没有提取出新的代码时，即达到了数据饱和。所有访谈都立即进行了逐字誊写，并按照 Graneheim 和 Lundman 的传统内容分析指南进行了分析。数据中出现了四个主题1）女护士对护理男性的担忧；2）女护士在护理男性时的不愉快感受；3）忽视女护士的尊严；4）努力避免不愉快的情况。伊朗的女护士在为男性提供护理时面临着多方面的挑战。这些挑战不仅会降低对男性患者的护理质量，还会使医院环境对女护士造成压力，并可能导致她们离职。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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