TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses’ and Midwives’ experiences and views about responding to out of work emergencies: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
AU - Crouchman , Carolyn
AU - Griffiths, Lauren
AU - Harris, Ruth
AU - Henderson, Keiran
N1 - Funding Information:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors would wish to thank Alistar Crouchman for his technical expertise.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Aim: To explore nurses' and midwives' experiences, views, perceptions and impact on their responses to out of work emergencies where first aid may be required. Design: A constructivist grounded theory study was conducted between 2012 and 2019. Methodology: In-depth, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 16 nurses and midwives. Participants were recruited via a participant referral process with registered nurses and midwives being accessed from three NHS organizations. Data were analysed and coded using constant comparative analysis with the support of Nvivo 10 software leading to the construction of a substantive grounded theory. Results: A core enduring in vivo theme, ‘The Right Thing to Do’, emerged as a central conceptual reality constructed via three key in vivo themes; ‘Something I've Heard’, ‘Am I Covered?’ and ‘Just Who I Am’, each with several sub-themes. A pervading anxiety about responding at off-duty situations requiring first aid was persistently evident across these themes. Conclusion: The study showed a strong sense of moral agency among nurses and midwives, despite a powerful underlying feeling of anxiety surrounding broader issues of urban myth, protection and personal and professional identity. The substantive theory emerged as ‘doing "The Right Thing" in a climate of anxiety’. Impact: The study illuminates an area that has previously been the subject of anecdotal debate. The substantive theory, ‘doing "The Right Thing" in a climate of anxiety’ illustrates the issues and tensions that exist surrounding the off-duty response. Implications and recommendations for practice and education focus on the fostering of knowledge and understanding of professional identity, position in law and scope of practice, together with potential future research directions. This work provides the first in-depth qualitative study contributing a significant new perspective both nationally and globally.
AB - Aim: To explore nurses' and midwives' experiences, views, perceptions and impact on their responses to out of work emergencies where first aid may be required. Design: A constructivist grounded theory study was conducted between 2012 and 2019. Methodology: In-depth, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 16 nurses and midwives. Participants were recruited via a participant referral process with registered nurses and midwives being accessed from three NHS organizations. Data were analysed and coded using constant comparative analysis with the support of Nvivo 10 software leading to the construction of a substantive grounded theory. Results: A core enduring in vivo theme, ‘The Right Thing to Do’, emerged as a central conceptual reality constructed via three key in vivo themes; ‘Something I've Heard’, ‘Am I Covered?’ and ‘Just Who I Am’, each with several sub-themes. A pervading anxiety about responding at off-duty situations requiring first aid was persistently evident across these themes. Conclusion: The study showed a strong sense of moral agency among nurses and midwives, despite a powerful underlying feeling of anxiety surrounding broader issues of urban myth, protection and personal and professional identity. The substantive theory emerged as ‘doing "The Right Thing" in a climate of anxiety’. Impact: The study illuminates an area that has previously been the subject of anecdotal debate. The substantive theory, ‘doing "The Right Thing" in a climate of anxiety’ illustrates the issues and tensions that exist surrounding the off-duty response. Implications and recommendations for practice and education focus on the fostering of knowledge and understanding of professional identity, position in law and scope of practice, together with potential future research directions. This work provides the first in-depth qualitative study contributing a significant new perspective both nationally and globally.
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U2 - 10.1111/jan.15146
DO - 10.1111/jan.15146
M3 - Article
SN - 0309-2402
VL - 78
SP - 1755
EP - 1772
JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing
JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing
IS - 6
ER -