Inroads to Integrative Health Care: Registered Nurses’ Personal Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affects Professional Identity and Nursing Practice:

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

Sharon W.Bertrand¹ 

关键词: acupressure;    acupuncture;    CAM use;    integrative medicine;    moral career;    mutable self;    nurse;    symbolic interaction;    traditional Chinese medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1533210110374639

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Nurses are increasingly using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for relief of personal health issues. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore how nurses’ TCM experiences affect nurses’ professional identities and practices. Symbolic interaction is the research framework used. Mixed methods of coding facilitate data analysis. Sociological theories explain the findings. The study included 20 semistructured interviews of 10 practicing nurses and 10 faculty members in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The data provide the basis for several new conclusions. Nursing subspecialty practice norms determine how TCM experience affects nurses’ professional identities and nursing practices. Mutable nursing careers enable nurses to incorporate TCM into their nursing ‘‘toolbox.’’ Among the significant findings from this study is that nurses try TCM and share that information with others, creating inroads for integration of TCM into Western medicine.

【 授权许可】

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