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KMID : 0614820180240050423
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2018 Volume.24 No. 5 p.423 ~ p.434
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Win-Win Partnership in the Clinical Setting: Female Nurses' Adaptive Experience to Male Nurses
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Kim Hyun-Su
Lee Eun-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The present study was done to provide understanding of how female nurses adapt to male nurses andto derive an entity concept that explains the experience process for female nurses.
Methods: Data were collectedthrough in-depth interviews with 16 female nurses who had work experience with male nurses. Collected data wereanalyzed using the grounded theory methodology of Strauss and Corbin.
Results: The core category found in theadjustment experience of female nurses to male nurses was "win-win partnership with male nurses who struggleto keep up in the clinical setting". The central phenomenon was "unprepared meeting with male nurses who are differentfrom us". The action/interaction strategies the participants used were "recognition of differences,", "positive approach,"and "acceptance as a colleague."
Conclusion: The results showed that female nurses tried to have a win-winpartnership with male nurses by using several strategies. This result broadened the range of understanding of femalenurses’ adjustment to male nurses and provides new information on their adaptation to practical work.
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KEYWORD
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Nurses, Psychological adaptation, Life experience, Grounded theory
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