Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)

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Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Disabled Women during Pregnancy and Childbirth

여성장애인을 위한 임신과 출산 돌봄에 대한 간호사의 경험

  • Lee, Eun-Joo (College of Nursing, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2016.11.21
  • Accepted : 2016.12.16
  • Published : 2016.12.20
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Abstract

Purpose:This phenomenological study was to describe and to understand nurses' experiences of caring for woman with disability during pregnancy and childbirth. Methods: Participants were 13 nurses from 3 hospitals and 2 local clinics in J city, and were selected through snow-balling method. Data were collected two face to face, semi-structured interviews. The researcher used MP3 player and smart phone for recording as well as transcription process. As for the data analysis, Colaizzi's method was applied. Results: Nurses' experiences were structured as four theme clusters: 'Communicating between/among nurses', 'Recognizing pregnancy and childbirth of woman with disability', 'Taking care of woman with disability based on their differences' and 'Reflecting on nursing care for woman with disability'. Conclusion: It seemed that nurses' recognition to woman with disability and her pregnancy and childbirth was related their nursing care for woman with disability.

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