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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Nursing
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- Abstract:
- Background: Dementia is one of the most significant public health priorities in the world. Providing nursing care for individuals and families dealing with dementia is complex and requires specialized knowledge and experience not routinely offered in pre licensure nursing programs in Thailand. Little is known about Thai nurses’ experiences of providing nursing care to people with dementia in the hospital ward setting. Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of registered nurses providing care for persons with dementia in general hospital wards in Thailand. This research aimed to give Thai registered nurses a voice to express their individual experience of providing care for persons with dementia in this setting, to provide an inductive interpretation of the lived experience, and to gain the understanding of the essence of the experience of providing care for persons with dementia within the context of general hospital wards. Philosophical Underpinning: This qualitative study was guided by the hermeneutic phenomenological approach of Max van Manen (1990). Methods: Purposeful and snowball sampling were used for the recruitment of participants. A semi-structured interview was employed for data collection that was audiotape-recorded, transcribed, translated, and translated back, and member checked for verification with a maximum of 14 elected participants. Data analysis was guided by Miles and Huberman’s method (1994) to reduce the data into themes. Results: Four major related themes were conclusive from the findings of the study: feeling empathy, challenging, supporting: patient and family care needs, and requiring: additional knowledge as a total representation of the Thai registered nurses providing care for people with dementia in the hospital ward setting. Jean Watson’s (1979) grand theory of human caring was the theoretical framework applied to the themes for further understanding. Conclusions: The results of the study emphasized the quintessence of registered nurses’ experiences by illuminating the feeling of empathy, challenging, supporting both people with dementia and their families, and requiring additional knowledge. There is a necessity for a comprehensive approach to make it possible to provide appropriate nursing care that can also address the nursing protocols for nursing practice.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2018.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-214).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Duangrat Monthaisong. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC521.M66 2018_MonthaisongDuangrat ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC521.M66 2018 ( lcc )
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