NUR1 220 Lecture Notes - Grounded Theory, Data Analysis, Participant Observation
11 Nov 2012
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Individual power: within wider social structures and relationships and attention to this aspect of experience = vital. Language = power: can create hierarchy. Recognized to have little or no power: get more involved with policy formation. Assumptions: politics: policy formation, nurses: powerless and don"t act in a political way, these are debatable. Power is observable and manifested in interpersonal encounters. Symbolic interactions: life is a process of ongoing activity of varied interactions. Con: his presence may affect actual interactions between nurses and patients. Selective inattention: selection of interactions only pertinent to research problems. Mostly staff staff interactions: greeting and conclusion, thank you. Problem with observing ordinary conversations = should be noticed too. The power of language: overt power. Telling them what they can"t and cannot do. Medication rounds: language for nurses to seek /gain control. Controlling the agenda: characterized by routine , opening of the interactions = limited range of responses to ensure the outcome was the one desired.
