The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the personal
experiences of enrolled nurses while caring for patients infected with
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in an urban tuberculosis hospital in
KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Generic qualitative research was
conducted with a sample of purposively selected enrolled nurses who cared for
MDR-TB patients. Data was collected through in-depth individual interviews and
analysed using Colaizzi’s (1978) method of data analysis. The research findings
revealed six major themes: the working context, fear of contracting the disease,
problems that have an impact on the quality of nursing care, nurses' perceptions
of the patients, support structures and nurses' expressed needs. The findings of
this study indicate that the nurses work in a challenging environment and need to
be supported, as they experience more negative than positive feelings while
caring for these patients. / Health Studies / (M.A. (Health Studies))
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/6108 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Arjun, Sitha Devi |
| Contributors | Matlakala, M. C., Mavundla, T.R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 126 leaves.) |
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