Understanding the Culture of the Single Room Maternity Care Unit: Ethnographic Study

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dc.contributor.advisorWhite, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorAli, Elena
dc.contributor.committeememberRaffin, Shelly
dc.contributor.committeememberTough, Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T22:58:26Z
dc.date.available2015-12-09T22:58:26Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-09
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractSingle room maternity model of care, where a woman stays in one room throughout her whole childbirth experience, involves continuity of care provider, with the same nurse providing antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care. This focused ethnographic study was undertaken to explore the values, beliefs and everyday practices of nurses and other members of the healthcare team at a single room maternity care unit, as they care for childbearing women and their families. Findings revealed two interconnected themes-work family, and creating and maintaining culture- that influenced how members of the care team carried out their daily work related activities. Effective communication and collaborative practice created a supportive and positive working environment, and was key to achieving the goals of patient and family centered care. The unit culture greatly influenced healthcare providers’ perceptions of their roles and daily practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAli, E. (2015). Understanding the Culture of the Single Room Maternity Care Unit: Ethnographic Study (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28566en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28566
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2668
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject.classificationNursingen_US
dc.subject.classificationsingle room maternityen_US
dc.subject.classificationfocused ethnographyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the Culture of the Single Room Maternity Care Unit: Ethnographic Study
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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