A Structure of Nurses\' Sincerity for Patients
―Based on Semi-Structured Interviews―
2010 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 5-14
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2010 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 5-14
Based on Japanese history, nurses regard sincerity as valuable in their nursing practice. However, there are not systematic studies related to nurses' sincerity, so far. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explain the structure of nurses' sincerity for patients. Investigations were conducted by semistructured interviews using guidelines for 8 nurses.
The results determined 24 types of nurses' sincerity by the KJ method. 19 types of them are elements associated sincerity as behavior or attitude on nursing practice. In addition, these 19 elements were divided into 3 categories as “A: To be able to behave with common sense”, “B: Enhancement of one's potential with autonomy”, and “C: To esteem patients”. “A” category means that a nurse's sincerity develops through one's career and life history. “B” category is similar with a concept of Professionhood, and “C” category is focused on the concept of Caring. And 5 of 24 types are elements associated how to regard the sincerity by clinical nurses. Possessing these characteristics of sincerity for patients is essential to more effective nursing.
It is difficult for subjects to notice sincerity because of the characteristic of spontaneity. However, care-receivers and colleagues can notice a nurse's sincerity. Therefore, when a nurse notices and accepts sincerity into colleague's nursing scene, it leads to a dynamic chain of sharing the values of sincerity among groups at workplace.
