PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The phenomenon of interest for this study was the experience of patients, their family
members, and the nurses during critical illness in the intensive care unit. The specific focus
was the nurse’s experience of the patient and their family members and consequently the
experiences by the patients and the families of the nurses during critical illness in the ICU.
The research questions that guided this study were (1) What are the patients’ and their
families’ experiences of the nurse in an intensive care unit environment?, and (2) What are
the nurses’ experiences of the patients and families in an intensive care unit environment?
Past studies have examined the effects of critical illness on both the patient and family
members. Research studies have also been done on nurses’ ICU experiences of patients and
family members. These studies were done either from the perspective of nurses, patients,
and family members individually or between nurses and patients, nurses and family, and
patients and family. There is a paucity of research studies in the literature conducted on the
triad of nurses, patients, and family members looking at the experience of critical illness and
their perspective on each other. The majority of the studies related to critical illness and the
families are also quantitative, with a focus on selected areas of concern and/or selected individuals in the family (Eggenberger & Nelms, 2007). Studies that describe the experiences
of the triad of nurses, patients, and family members during critical illness in the ICU reveal
a gap in the literature that is left unexplored and one that this researcher sought to fill.
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The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of patients, their family
members, and the nurses in the intensive care unit and to confirm and/or disconfirm the
Roy adaptation model (RAM). Exploring the experiences of patients in the ICU and their
family members, as well as the nurses who care for them, will provide insights into the lived
experiences of critical care within the context of critical illness and hospitalisation in a high
technology environment. Enhancing understanding of lived experience of critical illness will
likely provide insights into care provided by nurses to patients who are critically ill and their
families. From the perspective of the RAM, knowledge based on experiential descriptions,
essential relationships and meaning structures from the persons living the experience can be
used to enhance understanding of theoretical perspectives that guide practice and research.
PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The phenomenon of interest for this study was the experience of patients, their family
members, and the nurses during critical illness in the intensive care unit. The specific focus
was the nurse’s experience of the patient and their family members and consequently the
experiences by the patients and the families of the nurses during critical illness in the ICU.
The research questions that guided this study were (1) What are the patients’ and their
families’ experiences of the nurse in an intensive care unit environment?, and (2) What are
the nurses’ experiences of the patients and families in an intensive care unit environment?
Past studies have examined the effects of critical illness on both the patient and family
members. Research studies have also been done on nurses’ ICU experiences of patients and
family members. These studies were done either from the perspective of nurses, patients,
and family members individually or between nurses and patients, nurses and family, and
patients and family. There is a paucity of research studies in the literature conducted on the
triad of nurses, patients, and family members looking at the experience of critical illness and
their perspective on each other. The majority of the studies related to critical illness and the
families are also quantitative, with a focus on selected areas of concern and/or selected individuals in the family (Eggenberger & Nelms, 2007). Studies that describe the experiences
of the triad of nurses, patients, and family members during critical illness in the ICU reveal
a gap in the literature that is left unexplored and one that this researcher sought to fill.
4| Qualitative Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, 2011
Downloaded by BURAPHA UNIVERSITY At 07:28 17 October 2014 (PT)
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of patients, their family
members, and the nurses in the intensive care unit and to confirm and/or disconfirm the
Roy adaptation model (RAM). Exploring the experiences of patients in the ICU and their
family members, as well as the nurses who care for them, will provide insights into the lived
experiences of critical care within the context of critical illness and hospitalisation in a high
technology environment. Enhancing understanding of lived experience of critical illness will
likely provide insights into care provided by nurses to patients who are critically ill and their
families. From the perspective of the RAM, knowledge based on experiential descriptions,
essential relationships and meaning structures from the persons living the experience can be
used to enhance understanding of theoretical perspectives that guide practice and research.
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PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The phenomenon of interest for this study was the experience of patients, their family
members, and the nurses during critical illness in the intensive care unit. The specific focus
was the nurse’s experience of the patient and their family members and consequently the
experiences by the patients and the families of the nurses during critical illness in the ICU.
The research questions that guided this study were (1) What are the patients’ and their
families’ experiences of the nurse in an intensive care unit environment?, and (2) What are
the nurses’ experiences of the patients and families in an intensive care unit environment?
Past studies have examined the effects of critical illness on both the patient and family
members. Research studies have also been done on nurses’ ICU experiences of patients and
family members. These studies were done either from the perspective of nurses, patients,
and family members individually or between nurses and patients, nurses and family, and
patients and family. There is a paucity of research studies in the literature conducted on the
triad of nurses, patients, and family members looking at the experience of critical illness and
their perspective on each other. The majority of the studies related to critical illness and the
families are also quantitative, with a focus on selected areas of concern and/or selected individuals in the family (Eggenberger & Nelms, 2007). Studies that describe the experiences
of the triad of nurses, patients, and family members during critical illness in the ICU reveal
a gap in the literature that is left unexplored and one that this researcher sought to fill.
4| Qualitative Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, 2011
Downloaded by BURAPHA UNIVERSITY At 07:28 17 October 2014 (PT)
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of patients, their family
members, and the nurses in the intensive care unit and to confirm and/or disconfirm the
Roy adaptation model (RAM). Exploring the experiences of patients in the ICU and their
family members, as well as the nurses who care for them, will provide insights into the lived
experiences of critical care within the context of critical illness and hospitalisation in a high
technology environment. Enhancing understanding of lived experience of critical illness will
likely provide insights into care provided by nurses to patients who are critically ill and their
families. From the perspective of the RAM, knowledge based on experiential descriptions,
essential relationships and meaning structures from the persons living the experience can be
used to enhance understanding of theoretical perspectives that guide practice and research.
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