This dissertation reports on the lived experiences of four child psychiatric nurses. The
territory of child psychiatric nursing is explored in this investigation through the
punctuation of many voices within this field of study. The methodology of the
investigation is descriptive phenomenology and Colaizzis’ steps in descriptive
phenomenology (map) are used to discover and describe the different template theories
(the territory) that are unique to each of the four child psychiatric nurses who were
interviewed. Following this, a story is punctuated, which is referred to as the structural
synthesis. It is the heartbeat of the investigation. The dissertation concludes by reflecting
on the paradox of how the invisibility of the child psychiatric nurses allowed for the
visibility of the dissertation and encourages the reader to ask pivotal questions about the
important role of the child psychiatric nurse, working as part of a multidisciplinary team,
in order to improve patient care. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/3783 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Van Rooyen, Matthys Johannes |
| Contributors | Fourie, Eduard |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (167 leaves) |
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