Department of Nursing, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2010 Mar-Apr;35(2):96-101. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3181caea9f.
To describe the lived experience of nurse-midwives.
A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 seasoned nurse-midwives. Two data-generating questions guided the study: "How would you describe the circumstances involving your decision to become a nurse-midwife?" and "What is the experience of being a nurse-midwife like for you?" Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data saturation was achieved, and analysis procedures were adapted from Colaizzi.
Seven themes emerged from the data: (1) The path to midwifery: Decisions and plans; (2) Midwifery education: Rigor and enlightenment; (3) Being "with woman": Positive presence and therapeutic alliance; (4) Midwifery as a vocation: A call to serve; (5) A juggling act: Balancing career and family life; (6) Professional struggles: Stress and frustration; and (7) Professional triumphs: Joys and satisfactions.
Insight into the experience of nurse-midwives provides a framework for additional research in this arena. Listening to the voices of midwives provides vital information about women's healthcare providers who do so much to add to the comprehensive care of women.
描述助产学的实践经验。
一项采用现象学方法的定性研究。通过有目的抽样选择了 10 名经验丰富的助产学护士进行半结构化深入访谈。两个生成数据的问题指导了研究：“您如何描述促使您决定成为助产学护士的情况？”和“成为助产学护士对您来说是怎样的体验？”访谈进行了录音，并逐字记录下来。达到了数据饱和，分析程序改编自科莱齐。
从数据中出现了七个主题：（1）助产士之路：决策和计划；（2）助产学教育：严格和启蒙；（3）与女性“同在”：积极的存在和治疗联盟；（4）助产学作为职业：服务的召唤；（5）兼顾：平衡职业和家庭生活；（6）职业斗争：压力和挫折；以及（7）职业胜利：快乐和满足。
了解助产学护士的经验为该领域的进一步研究提供了框架。倾听助产士的声音提供了有关女性医疗保健提供者的重要信息，他们为女性的全面护理做出了很多贡献。
