Adjustment strategies among Iranian pregnant nurses in continuing nursing care: a qualitative content analysis.

IF 3.1 2区 医学 Q1 NURSING
Mina Shayestefar, Mohammad Reza Asgari, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Hassan Babamohamadi
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Abstract

Introduction: Pregnant nurses often adopt a "prioritizing the fetus" mindset, balancing their professional duties with health concerns. They must adjust to manage, learn, and adapt to new circumstances. This study explores pregnant nurses' adjustment strategies to continue providing nursing care.

Materials and methods: This was a qualitative conventional content analysis. Eighteen participants, including 14 pregnant nurses and four nursing managers (two head nurses and two supervisors), were involved in the study. To achieve rich and adequate data, the aim was to achieve maximum variation in terms of age, educational level, departments, and different stages of pregnancy. Data collection tools included in-depth, semi-structured interviews, observations, and field notes based on the central research question. Data analysis was conducted using the Graneheim and Lundman method. MAXQDA version 2020 software was utilized for data management.

Results: After analyzing the collected data, five categories emerged: "Strategic Concealment," "Enhancing patience and tolerance," "Attention to internal drivers and emotions," "Efforts to maintain and promote health," and "Efforts to improve professional performance".

Conclusion: In providing nursing care during pregnancy, nurses adopt various strategies to adjust and align their caregiving with their pregnancy status. Achieving these strategies requires adequate support from nursing managers, especially head nurses, who are the closest and most influential figures. Therefore, educating nurses and managers on effective adjustment strategies can be crucial in facilitating the adjustment process. Policy-making and the formulation of adjusted regulations for the employment of pregnant nurses can help alleviate the stress associated with the challenges of the nursing profession. These measures contribute to maintaining nurses' physical and mental health during pregnancy and enhancing the quality of patient care.

Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

伊朗孕妇护士在继续护理中的调整策略:定性内容分析。
导读:孕妇护士往往采取“优先考虑胎儿”的心态,平衡他们的专业职责与健康问题。他们必须调整自己来管理、学习和适应新的环境。本研究旨在探讨孕妇护士持续提供护理的调整策略。材料与方法:定性常规含量分析。研究共涉及18名参与者,包括14名孕妇护士和4名护理管理人员(2名护士长和2名主管)。为了获得丰富和充分的数据,目的是实现年龄、教育程度、科室和不同妊娠阶段的最大差异。数据收集工具包括深度、半结构化访谈、观察和基于中心研究问题的现场记录。数据分析采用Graneheim和Lundman方法。数据管理采用MAXQDA 2020版软件。结果:通过对收集到的数据进行分析,得出了“策略隐藏”、“增强耐心和宽容”、“关注内在驱动因素和情绪”、“努力维护和促进健康”和“努力提高专业绩效”五个类别。结论:在妊娠期护理工作中,护士根据自身妊娠状况采取多种护理策略进行调整和调整。实现这些战略需要护理管理人员的充分支持,特别是护士长,他们是最亲密和最有影响力的人物。因此,对护士和管理人员进行有效调整策略的教育对于促进调整过程至关重要。制定和调整怀孕护士就业条例有助于缓解与护理专业挑战相关的压力。这些措施有助于保持护士在怀孕期间的身心健康,并提高对病人的护理质量。临床试验号:不适用。
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BMC Nursing
BMC Nursing Nursing-General Nursing
CiteScore
3.90
自引率
6.20%
发文量
317
审稿时长
30 weeks
期刊介绍: BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nursing research, training, education and practice.
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