Dressings and dignity in community nursing.
Br J Community Nurs
; 26(11): 526-531, 2021 Nov 02.
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ABSTRACT
Although dignity has been widely explored in the context of healthcare, it has rarely been the subject of empirical exploration when care is delivered by community district nursing teams. This paper demonstrates how a commonplace community nursing task (changing dressings) can constitute a clinical lens through which to explore the ways in which community nurses can influence patients' dignity. This ethnographic study involved two research methods:
interviews with patients and nurses (n=22) and observations of clinical interactions (n=62). Dignity can manifest during routine interactions between community nurses and patients. Patient-participants identified malodour from their ill-bodies as a particular threat to dignity. Nurses can reinforce the dignity of their patients through relational aspects of care and the successful concealment of 'leaky' bodies.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pacientes
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Comunicación
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Enfermería en Salud Comunitaria
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Personeidad
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Enfermeros de Salud Comunitaria
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Respeto
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Relaciones Enfermero-Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Community Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article