Metaphorical perceptions of nursing students about nursing care, a phenomenological study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13377218Keywords:
Nursing, care, metaphor, student, phenomenologyAbstract
Aim: This study aims to analyze metaphorical perceptions of nursing students about the concept of care. Materials and Methods: The study had a phenomenological research design. The study was conducted at the Gulhane Faculty of Nursing in University of Health Sciences between May 2021 and January 2022. Undergraduate nursing students, who enrolled to nursing faculty of a university during the fall semester of 2021-2022 academic year, constituted the population of the study. Qualitative data were collected with 78 students selected from all classes. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form that included questions on sociodemographic characteristics and statements with blanks about the concept of care. Results: Being allowed to create multiple metaphors, the participants expressed 51 metaphors. These metaphors are based on five themes: commitment to professional values and ethical principles of nursing, evaluating and meeting patient needs from a holistic perspective, being a virtuous person and giving confidence, communicating and having the ability to show empathy, satisfying needs and basing on health. Conclusions: The findings of this study may be used to prepare and evaluate the content of nursing courses. These findings are valuable to improve professional values and the awareness of nursing students on the meaning and importance of the concept of care.
References
Hadadian-Chaghaei F, Haghani F, Taleghani F, Feizi A, Alimohammadi N. Nurses as gifted artists in caring: an analysis of nursing care concept. Iranian J Nurs Midwifery Research. 2022;27(2):125-133.
Doody O, Murphy F, Lyons R, Gallen A, Ryan J, Downey, et al. Development of nursing quality care process metrics and indicators for intellectual disability services: a literature review and modified Delphi consensus study. BMC Health Serv Research. 2019;19(1):909. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4749-y
Tsimane TA, Downing C. Transformative learning in nursing education: A concept analysis. International J Nurs Sciences. 2019;7(1):91-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.12.006
Mudd A, Feo R, Conroy T, Kitson A. Where and how does fundamental care fit within seminal nursing theories: A narrative review and synthesis of key nursing concepts. J Clinical Nursing. 2020;29(19-20):3652-3666. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15420
Isik B, Kaya H, Ozel H. Nurses’ metaphorical perceptions of “care”. International J Caring Sciences. 2020;13 (3);1678-1688.
Turan FD, Soyunmez, S. Perceptions of third- and fourth-year nursing students enrolled in a pediatric nursing course regarding the concept of child abuse: A metaphorical study. Nurse Education Today. 2022;113:105359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105359.
Lunardelli L, Danielis M, Bottega M, Palese A. Anticipated nursing care as perceived by nursing students: Findings from a qualitative study. Nursing Open. 2021; 8(6):3373-3383. Epub 2021 May 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.883.
Jo KH, An GJ. Death metaphors in korean undergraduate nursing students. Holistic Nursing Practice. 2012;26(2):79-86. 26(2):79-86. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0b013e31824621f3
Hartrick G, Schreiber R. Imaging ourselves: nurses' metaphors of practice. J Holistic Nursing.1998;16(4):420-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/089801019801600404
Yıldırım A, Simsek H. Qualitative research methods in social sciences. J Theory Practice Ed. Ankara: Seckin Publishing. 2006;2 (2): 113-118. 2005, 366
O'Brien CB, Harris IB, Beckman JT, Reed AD, Cook AD. Standards for reporting qualitative research: a synthesis of recommendations. Academic Medicine. 2014; 89(9):1245-51.https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000388
Lakoff G, Johnson M. (1980). Metaphors We Live By. University Chicago Press. Chicago and London. 256p.
Altın I. Nurses' metaphor perceptions and care behaviors regarding the concept of care. [Master's Thesis]. Yozgat. Bozok University. 2019. 134 p.
Kale E, Cicek U. Nurses' perceptions of metaphors regarding their own professions. J Health Nurs Management. 2015;2(3): 142-151. https://doi.org/10.5222/SHYD.2015.142 Turkish.
Colaizzi FP. Psychological research as a phenomenologist views it. In Ronald S. Valle & Mark King (eds.), Existential-phenomenological alternatives for psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 6 (1978).
Akpınar RB, Coban GI. Analysis of nursing students’ perceptions through metaphors for nurse and patient concepts. J Nursology. 2022;25(4):238-244. https://doi.org/10.5152/JANHS.2022.222746 Turkish.
Kardas C, Unlusoy DN. Metaphor analysis for holistic nursing care: creating a puzzle. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty Nurs Electronic J. 2022;15(3): 317-327. https://doi.org/10.46483/deuhfed.977034 Turkish.
Fawcett J. Contemporary nursing knowledge analysis and evaluation of nursing models and theorisee. Second Edition. Philedelphia: F. A. Davis Company. 2006; 364-437.
Deliktas A, Korukcu O, Aydin R, Kabukcuoglu K. Nursing students' perceptions of nursing metaparadigms: a phenomenological study. J Nursing Research. 2019; 27(5): e45. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000311
Conroy T. Factors influencing the delivery of the fundamentals of care: Perceptions of nurses, nursing leaders and healthcare consumers. J Clinical Nursing. 2017;27(11-12):2373-2386. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14183
Feo R, Kitson A, Conroy T. How fundamental aspects of nursing care are defined in the literature: A scoping review. J Clinical Nursing. 2018; 27(11-12):2189-2229. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14313
Meng M, Zhang X, Jiang A. A theoretical framework of caring in the Chinese context: a grounded theory study. J Advanced Nursing. 2011; 67(7):1523-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05573.x
Karaoz S. Turkish nursing students’ perception of caring. Nurs Educ Today. 2005; 25(1):31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2004.09.010
Hu S, Chen J, Jiang R, Hu H, Hu Z, Gao X, et al. Caring ability of nursing students pre- and post-internship: a longitudinal study. BMC Nursing. 2022;21:133. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00921-2
Chan ZCY, Chien WT, Henderson S. Metaphorical interpretations of the educator-student relationship: an innovation in nursing educational research. Nurse Educ Practice. 2018;28:46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.09.012
Monroe HA, Nurses’ professional values: influences of experience and ethics education. J Clinical Nursing. 2019; 28(9-10):2009-2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14806
Poorchangizi B, Borhani F, Abbaszadeh A, Mirzaee M, Farokhzadian J. Professional values of nurses and nursing students: a comparative study. BMC Medical Educ. 2019;19, 438. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1878-2
Jasemi M, Valizadeh L, Zamanzadeh V, Keogh B. A concept analysis of holistic care by hybrid model. Indian J Palliat Care. 2017;23(1):71-80. https://doi.org/10.4103%2F0973-1075.197960
Sellman D. Virtue ethics and nursing practice. In: Scott, P. (eds) Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics. Springer, Cham. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_4
Russell MJ. Teaching civility to undergraduate nursing students using a virtue ethics-based curriculum. J Nurs Educ. 2014;53(6):313-9. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20140512-03
Ozturk A. The effect of nursing communication training on empathy and communication skills of nursing students: a quasi-experimental study. OPUS International J Society Researches. Administration & Organization Special Issue. 2021;18:1120-1135. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.888874
Kahriman I, Nural N, Arslan U, Topbas M, Can G, Kasim S. The effect of empathy training on the empathic skills of nurses. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2016;18(6):e24847. https://doi.org/10.5812%2Fircmj.24847.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Social and Analytical Health
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
JSOAH is licensed under a 