Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Nurs Open. 2024 Apr;11(4):e2158. doi: 10.1002/nop2.2158.
To explore the recognition of pregnant nurses on how they managed their health conditions to examine safe working strategies.
A qualitative study with a grounded theory approach.
Twenty-one nurses engaged in work during their pregnancy were recruited and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire from January to June 2021. The data were analysed using a constant comparative method.
The core category 'duelling roles' and the four other categories emerged. Pregnant nurses understand the 'weight of one' of being a professional in the workplace. Therefore, despite their health concerns, they struggle to complete their work as one team member to avoid inconveniencing others. However, through experiencing various nursing situations, they 'perceive one's limits' of working as they had done before pregnancy and protect their health and patients. Nevertheless, interactions with patients and their colleagues bring 'delight in nursing', which encourages them to continue working. Pregnant nurses thus develop a 'prioritizing the foetus' working style to continue being nurses while protecting their health.
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE: These results provide meaningful guidance in considering safe job retention strategies for pregnant nurses. Sharing and developing the 'prioritizing the foetus' mindset and management skills gained by the participants may be beneficial for the appropriate health management of pregnant nurses. The study may also facilitate nursing managers' understanding of the experiences of pregnant nurses and encourage them to consider reviewing nursing practices.
The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies checklist was used to ensure the quality of research reporting.
Members of the nursing team were involved in the design, conduct and interpretation of the data in this study.
探讨孕妇护士对自身健康管理的认知，以探讨安全工作策略。
一项采用扎根理论方法的定性研究。
2021 年 1 月至 6 月，采用半结构式问卷招募并采访了 21 名在孕期工作的护士。使用恒定性比较方法对数据进行分析。
核心范畴“双重角色”和其他四个范畴出现。孕妇护士理解作为职场专业人士的“一肩双挑”。因此，尽管她们担心自己的健康状况，但仍努力完成作为团队成员的工作，以免给他人带来不便。然而，通过经历各种护理情况，她们“意识到自己怀孕前的工作极限”，并保护自己和患者的健康。尽管如此，与患者和同事的互动带来了“护理的快乐”，这鼓励她们继续工作。因此，孕妇护士发展出一种“优先胎儿”的工作方式，在保护自己健康的同时继续担任护士。
对专业和/或患者护理的影响：这些结果为考虑为孕妇护士保留安全工作策略提供了有意义的指导。分享和发展参与者获得的“优先胎儿”思维模式和管理技能可能对孕妇护士的适当健康管理有益。该研究还可以促进护理经理对孕妇护士经历的理解，并鼓励他们考虑审查护理实践。
使用《定性研究报告的统一标准》检查表确保研究报告的质量。
护理团队的成员参与了本研究的设计、进行和数据解释。
