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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Paediatric Nursing
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • Adolescent-only facilities are common in Australian paediatric nursing.
  • These wards aim to provide enhanced privacy, independence, peer interaction, specialized staff, and patient participation.
  • The study examines the reality of adolescent ward use versus its intended ideals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utilization of a purpose-built adolescent ward.
  • To understand the perspectives of both nurses and adolescent patients on ward use.

Main Methods:

  • Ethnographic approach utilizing participant observation.
  • Data collection through formal and informal interviews.
  • Analysis informed by Lefebvre's and Foucault's theories.

Main Results:

  • Patient allocation, nursing observation, and patient labeling significantly influence adolescent patient care.
  • Adolescent patients are expected to conform to ward routines and staff expectations.
  • Despite nursing priorities, adolescents successfully adapted to the ward environment.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing work is central on the adolescent ward, with nurses treating adolescents similarly to other patients.
  • Adolescents demonstrated adaptability to the ward's rules and routines, finding ways for the space to function for them.
  • Specialized ward designs may fail to achieve their intended purpose if their use does not align with their objectives.