간호사의 한방병동 적응과정

• Published in: Sŏngin Kanho Hakhoe chi Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 615 - 625
• Main Authors: 이미헌(Lee, Mee-Hun), 박형숙(Park, Hyoung-Sook), 하재현(Ha, Jae-Hyun)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국성인간호학회 2017
• Subjects: Adjustment; Grounded theory; Nurses; Oriental medicine; 근거이론; 간호사; 적응; 한방의료
• ISSN: 1225-4886; 2288-338X
• DOI: 10.7475/kjan.2017.29.6.615

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the adjustment experiences of nurses to an oriental medical unit. Methods: Fourteen nurses who worked or were working in oriental medical units participated. Data were collected through in-depth interviews from April to December, 2013. Analyses of the transcribed interviews were done using Corbin and Strauss's grounded theory. Results: Through the constant comparative analysis method, the central phenomenon was identified as 'constant mental fluctuation'. Nurses reported their adjustment to an oriental medical unit through four stages. The stages were described as 'the discouraged' stage, 'the conflicted' stage, 'the restructuring' stage and lastly 'the coexistence' stage. Conclusion: As the participants reported the process of adjusting, they reported continuous constant conflicts and struggles with the oriental medical doctors, the nursing department, patients and their guardians and lastly with themselves. The process of becoming integrated into an oriental medical unit is a complex study and should be studied further in terms of whether this process is the same or different adjusting to other units.