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Identifying types of attending: patterns of nurses' work
1University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, Canada.
Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|January 1, 1994
Summary
This study analyzed nurse-patient interactions with cancer patients, identifying four ways nurses provide care: doing more, doing with, doing for, and doing tasks. These findings offer a new way to understand nursing care patterns.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Care
- Qualitative Ethology
- Patient Interaction Analysis
Background:
- Understanding nurse-patient interactions is crucial for effective cancer care.
- Existing methods may not fully capture the nuances of nursing behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine verbal and nonverbal nursing behaviors during interactions with cancer patients.
- To identify and classify distinct patterns of attending within nurse-patient caregiving.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of videotaped nurse-patient caregiving interactions.
- Application of qualitative ethology techniques.
Main Results:
- Four types of attending behaviors were identified: doing more, doing with, doing for, and doing tasks.
- These behaviors represent distinct patterns in nurse-patient communication and care delivery.
Conclusions:
- The identified attending patterns offer an alternative classification for nurse-patient interactions.
- This framework captures essential patterns of caring in nursing practice.