KMID : 1035120140140040236
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Asian Oncology Nursing 2014 Volume.14 No. 4 p.236 ~ p.248
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The Job Experience of Oncology Nurse Specialists
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Tae Young-Sook
Kwon Su-Hye Lee Young-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the job experiences of oncology nurse specialists.
Methods: Nine oncology nurse specialists participated in the study. Data were collected through in-depth unstructured interviews with individual participants from February to June, 2014. Theoretical sampling was used to the point of theoretical saturation. Data were analyzed using Corbin and Strauss¡¯s grounded theory method.
Results: From open coding, 98 concepts, 24 sub-categories, and 11 categories were identified. Analysis revealed that the core category of the job experiences of oncology nurse specialists was ¡¯tightrope walking of professionalism without safeguards¡¯, consisting of four phases: Enthusiastic beginning, conflict, exertion, and internalization. To manage the ¡¯tightrope walking of professionalism without safeguards¡¯, participants utilized various action/interactional strategies such as ¡¯keeping the balance point¡¯ and ¡¯taking a step forward.¡¯ As a result, participants experienced falling into a habitual routine and professional self-actualization.
Conclusion: In-depth understanding of the job experiences of oncology nurse specialists will guide hospital administrators to promote effective interventions and policies to better support Korean oncology nurse specialists.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse Clinicians, Oncology Nursing, Qualitative Research
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