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KMID : 0614820160220010033
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2016 Volume.22 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.45
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Adaptation Process of Nurses Who Return to Work after Parental Leave
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정효주:Jung Hyo-Ju
정향인:Chung Hyang-In
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to generate a grounded substantive theory of the adaptation process of nurses who return to work after taking parental leave.
Methods: Individual in-depth interviews with 13 participants were conducted between June and September 2014. Participants were interviewed 1~3 times; interviews were continued until the data became saturated. Data were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin’s grounded theory method.
Results: The core category of experience of the process of adaptation as a nurse who returned to work after parental leave was ’trying to regain one’s previous position’. Participants used five interactional strategies: ’preparing in advance’, ’initiating relationships with colleagues’, ’keeping a positive attitude’, ’understanding parenting helpers’, ’Taking burden off one’s mind’.
Conclusion: The results of this study provide a theoretical basis for the adaptation process of nurses returning to work after taking parental leave. The importance of improving nurses’ attitudes to their co-workers who take parental leave is highlighted along with the necessity of providing a family-friendly work environment. These results can be used to develop supportive policies and programs for nurses who return to their work after parental leave.
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KEYWORD
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Return to work, Nurses
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