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P A Field

Publications and source records attributed to P A Field.

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PubMed1983

An ethnography: four public health nurses' perspectives of nursing.

This paper examines one study of nursing practice that utilized ethnography as a research approach. The general overview of the ethnographic method and the symbolic interaction framework used are described. An overview of the specific approach is included. The findings of the study are presented. The strengths and problems of the approach for nursing research are then reviewed. Some potential uses of an ethnographic approach for clinical nursing research are outlined.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1981

A phenomenological look at giving an injection.

Phenomenology attempts to get beyond the surface structure of experience to examine the underlying meaning of the realities of everyday life. In this paper, the writer attempts to answer the question, what is it live to give an injection? The paper is based on essays and interviews with ten experienced nurses, ten undergraduate nursing students and four diabetic patients who administered their own insulin. The author explores the meaning of the language used relating to an injection, the meaning that giving an injection has for the nurse, the feelings involved in preparing and giving the injection, and the meaning of the patient's response to the nurse. Two particular client groups create additional feelings for the nurse; the child and the unconscious patient. The phenomenologist never reaches a conclusion. The essay should challenge the reader to respond by saying, 'Yes, it is like this,' or 'No, I don't believe it is like that.' In responding, further understanding is developed. The aim of the author is to stimulate readers so they better understand the anxiety nursing students feel about giving an injection.

Anxiety↗
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Becoming a father. First-time fathers' experience of labor and delivery.

In this study, ethnographic interviews were used to identify first-time fathers' experiences of the birth of their first child. Fourteen fathers were interviewed, and prenatal expectations of the experience are compared with the fathers' perceptions after the birth. Although the fathers expected to be treated as part of a laboring couple, they found that they were relegated to a supporting role. Initially the fathers were confident of their ability to support their wives, but they found that labor was more work than they had anticipated. They became fearful of the outcome, but hid these fears from their partners. Later, they found that their focus moved from their wives to their babies at the time of birth. The men all completed the experience with an enhanced respect for their wives. Fathers should be included in labor management plans and need support for their role as coach, particularly when their wives experience pain. They also need to be encouraged to eat and take a break from their wives' labor when appropriate.

Adult↗