J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2019 Nov;26(4):301-311. 10.7739/jkafn.2019.26.4.301.

Adaptation Experience of Nurses who were Transferred to a Long Term Care Hospital from an Acute Hospital

• Park HS
• Lee YJ
• Ji MJ
• Hong MS

• KMID: 2468848
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2019.26.4.301

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore how supervisory nurses who were transferred to a long-term care hospital from an acute hospital adapted to the new work environment.
METHODS
Colaizzi's phenomenological method was applied. Participants were nine nurses working in long-term care hospitals and data were collected through in-depth individual interviews over 1 month. Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
RESULTS
From this study 12 theme clusters and 5 categories were classified. The 5 categories were; "˜Unacceptable workload', "˜Unclear job description', "˜Unreasonable management system of the hospital', "˜Understanding the characteristic of the long-term care hospital' and "˜Challenge and self-development'.
CONCLUSION
Participants experienced conflict, identity confusion and ambivalence through the relationship with nursing assistants, long-term care workers, administrative staff and the patients' caregivers. However, they finally understood the characteristics of the long-term care hospital and were positioned as long-term care nurses.

Keyword

Long-term care hospital; Nurses; Adaptation; Experience

MeSH Terms

Caregivers
Ethics Committees, Research
Humans
Long-Term Care*
Methods
Nursing