2022 Volume 42 Pages 91-100
Objective: This study aimed to outline the findings from nursing practice narratives and action plans for nurses working in acute care hospitals, describing potential changes that may occur between participants and other nurses.
Methods: This was an action study using meetings to discuss nursing practices. The participants included five female nurses and head nurses in one ward of the acute care hospital. During the meetings, the nurses shared their practical stories and other participants were asked to put the knowledge they gained from the stories into practice. We conducted a qualitative analysis using four semi-structured interviews before and after the meetings.
Results: A nurse who heard of a story about wound cleaning applied a new method after a meeting, and successfully treated her patient. At another meeting, a story about finding the cause of symptoms was mentioned. Another nurse who heard this story noticed that she “caught the thoughts of patients who do not want to receive care” and took a new action “Caught the cause of the patient not eating”. Two years later, she found mechanisms to talk about her problems.
Conclusion: Participants gained new perspectives and ideas at the meetings, taking new actions that were different from the ones practiced so far. Participants suggested that the meetings take place in the hospital ward going forward, in order to create a culture of participation and encourage communication.
