Journal article
"A little bit more challenging, but more rewarding": Medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities
Journal of intellectual disabilities
28 Nov 2024
PMID: 39606873
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Abstract
Despite their central role in hospital care, little research has explored medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on the rewarding aspects of and significant influences on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities, even though they are key to understanding this population's inequitable hospital outcomes.
A qualitative descriptive design was used, and interviews were conducted with 13 medical-surgical nurses from the United States. Manifest content analysis was used to analyze the interview transcripts and categorize findings.
Five categories of significant influences: Preparedness to Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Communication, Caregiver Involvement, Ethical Concerns, and Context of Care, and four categories of rewards: Connecting, Making a Difference, Enjoyment, and Learning Opportunity, were revealed.
Medical-surgical nurses derive meaning from connecting with and making a difference in the lives of hospitalized adults with intellectual disabilities, but face barriers to providing high-quality nursing care, resulting in dehumanized, delayed, or missed care.
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- Title
- "A little bit more challenging, but more rewarding": Medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities
- Creators
- Melissa L Desroches - University of Massachusetts DartmouthKathleen Fisher - Drexel UniversityDenise Daudelin - Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Publication Details
- Journal of intellectual disabilities
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- Academy of Medical Surgical NursesNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health: TL1TR002546
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the followingfinancial support for the research, authorship, and/or pub-lication of this article: This work was supported by a grant from the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses. Theproject described was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Award Number TL1TR002546.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001365671000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85210558414
- Other Identifier
- 991021965471904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Education, Special
- Rehabilitation