Ubiety in Nursing Practice — Making each patient the star of the minute
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Amoah, RitaFaculty Advisor
Carol BovaUMass Chan Affiliations
Graduate School of NursingDocument Type
Doctoral DissertationPublication Date
2021-07-30
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of registered nurses when practicing ubiety. SPECIFIC AIMS: The specific aims of the study were to: Describe the attributes of the nurse, the care environment, and the person-centered processes nurses needed to possess in order to immerse themselves physically, cognitively, and spiritually into caring for one patient at a time in midst of distractions Explore possible patient-related and nurse-related outcomes when caring for one patient at a time in amidst distractions DESIGN: Qualitative descriptive study guided with the Person-Centered Nursing (PCN) Theory by McCormack and McCance, (2006). A purposive sampling technique was used. RESULTS: 13 nurses, who were nominated to receive the Daisy Award were recruited. One overarching theme: Practicing Ubiety—Making the patient the star of that minute, and 5 subthemes emerged: anticipating and managing distractions, putting my whole self in, self-preservation, my nursing identity, favorable practice environment. In addition, patient-related and nurse-related outcomes were identified. CONCLUSION: Ubiety is a concept that is practiced by expert nurses. Results add to existing knowledge about the characteristics of exemplar nurses who practice person-centered nursing care. The importance of anticipating patient needs as a way to deal with distractions and working with nurses to individualize self-preservation strategies are emphasized.DOI
10.13028/82qf-p884Permanent Link to this Item
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Material from this dissertation has been published in: Amoah RK, Sullivan-Bolyai S, Pagano-Therrien J. Ubiety in nursing practice: Making each patient the star of the minute. Nurs Forum. 2022 Oct 29. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12820. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36308314.Rights
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