Emotional universe of intensive care unit nurses from Spain and the United Kingdom: A hermeneutic approach |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain;2. Department of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Calle San Alberto Magno, s/n, P.C. 14071, Córdoba, Spain;1. Department of Nursing, University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi Hirokouji-agaru Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;2. Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan;3. Department of Pain Management and Palliative Care Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi Hirokouji-agaru Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;4. Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan;1. Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Hospital Aalst, Aalst, Belgium;2. CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | AimTo acquire an understanding of the emotional universe of intensive care unit nurses, working in Spain and the United Kingdom.MethodologyThe study used a hermeneutic study design and was set in an academic environment. Participants included nurses with clinical experience in intensive care units. Data were collected from seven in-depth interviews, four in Spanish and three in English. The analysis followed Ricoeur’s Theory of Interpretation. The affective taxonomy Universe of Emotions, served to establish starting categories in it.FindingsSix themes were identified: 1) Critical patient care, critical context; 2) Intensive care… for whom?; 3) Nursing a dying patient; 4) In the company of others; 5) But… is it worth it? and 6) Emotional labour is crucial. These all describe different, multifaceted nurses’ affective journeys, through categories such as: So little time-so much to do, Relatives, Young death vs. elderly death, Poorly-valued work and I'm in the profession I want to be.ConclusionThe sociocultural context shared by the Spanish and English nurses working in intensive care units generates a complex emotional universe, with opposing affective experiences, such as those related to fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, love, surprise and happiness. |
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| Keywords: | Emotions Hermeneutics Intensive Care Units Nursing Spain United Kingdom |
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