Lee Hyunjung, Chang Hyoung Eun, Ha Jiyeon
College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Dec 24;9(1):16. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010016.
The working environment of nurses contains numerous hazards that can be particularly harmful to pregnant women. In addition, pregnancy-induced changes can themselves cause discomfort. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze pregnant nurses' experiences of clinical work. This qualitative study analyzed data collected through in-depth interviews. From January to June in 2020, 12 shift-work nurses who had experienced pregnancy within three years were interviewed. The main question was "Could you describe your clinical work experience during pregnancy?" Qualitative data from field notes and transcriptions of the interviews were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Six categories were extracted that described the nurses' clinical work experience during pregnancy, as follows: "enduring alone," "organizational characteristics of nursing," "risky work environment," "strengths that sustain work during pregnancy," "growth as a nurse," and "methods to protect pregnant nurses." Pregnant nurses experienced various difficulties due to physical and mental changes during pregnancy, and the clinical working environment did not provide them with adequate support. The findings of this study will be helpful for developing and implementing practical maternity protection policies and work guidelines.
护士的工作环境存在诸多危害，这些危害对孕妇可能尤其有害。此外，孕期变化本身也会导致不适。因此，有必要分析怀孕护士的临床工作经历。这项定性研究分析了通过深度访谈收集的数据。2020年1月至6月，对12名在三年内经历过怀孕的轮班护士进行了访谈。主要问题是“你能描述一下你孕期的临床工作经历吗？”使用柯莱齐方法分析了来自现场记录和访谈转录的定性数据。提取了六个类别来描述护士孕期的临床工作经历，如下：“独自忍受”“护理的组织特征”“危险的工作环境”“孕期维持工作的优势”“作为护士的成长”以及“保护怀孕护士的方法”。怀孕护士由于孕期身心变化经历了各种困难，而临床工作环境并未为她们提供足够的支持。本研究结果将有助于制定和实施切实可行的产妇保护政策和工作指南。
