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dc.contributor.authorNelson, Kristina
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T20:43:22Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T20:43:22Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/14934
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPNs) working in intraprofessional dual-scope work environments. The study was conducted using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Conversational interviewing was conducted with a purposeful sample of nine nurses who worked in an intraprofessional care area. Two themes emerged from the participant conversations: The Dance and The Fissure. The Dance displays the experiences of empathy, comradery and teamwork lived by the nurses working in the dual-scope environment. The Fissure displays the lived experiences of role ambiguity and challenges nursing in a dual-scope environment. There is importance in giving voice to the stories of the nurses working in the shared care areas, allowing insight into emotions, integrity and wisdom. This research has given light to various issues in the shared care areas for both RNs and RPNs and has provided implications for nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing research.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectrole ambiguity, collaboration, empathy, nursing, registered nurses, registered practical nursesen_US
dc.titleWho am I and what do I do? A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study on the Experience of RNs and RPNs Working in the Same Environment.en_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-31T01:41:08Z


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