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“You Need to Get Over the Difficulties and Stand Up Again”—A Qualitative Inquiry into Young Nurses’ Coping with Lateral Violence from the Feminist Perspective

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  • Aimei Mao

    (Education Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau 999078, China)

  • Hon Lon Tam

    (Education Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau 999078, China)

  • Pak Leng Cheong

    (Education Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau 999078, China)

  • Iat Kio Van

    (Education Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau 999078, China)

Abstract

Previous studies have reported lateral violence (LV) styles among nurses and the adverse impacts of LV on nurses and nursing. Young nurses, including nursing students and novice nurses, are often victims of LV. A large qualitative research study that contained three sub-studies exploring professional identity development in different professional stages was conducted by a research team in Macau, Special Administrative Region of China. Semi-structured interviews with nursing students and clinical nurses were carried out; among the 58 participants in the three sub-studies, 20 described some forms of LV and their ways of dealing with them. Framed by the feminist perspective, the researchers explored young nurses’ coping strategies in dealing with LV perpetrated by senior colleagues. Two themes were developed reflecting the coping strategies for LV: “making extra efforts” and “soothing emotional distress”. Three sub-themes were under the theme of “making extra efforts”: “catching up knowledge”, “making the most use of learning resources”, “adjusting communication manner”; another batch of sub-themes was under the theme of “soothing emotional distress”: “seeking support from schoolmates”, “living with family but crying alone”, and “adjusting lifestyle”. The study implied that young nurses exerted their agency in coping with LV in clinical practices. Nursing managers and educators should support young nurses’ efforts in overcoming power-based LV and incivility.

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  • Aimei Mao & Hon Lon Tam & Pak Leng Cheong & Iat Kio Van, 2021. "“You Need to Get Over the Difficulties and Stand Up Again”—A Qualitative Inquiry into Young Nurses’ Coping with Lateral Violence from the Feminist Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-14, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:13:p:7167-:d:588430
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    1. Christine Cassidy & Lisa Goldberg & Megan Aston, 2016. "The application of a feminist poststructural framework in nursing practice for addressing young women's sexual health," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(15-16), pages 2378-2386, August.
    2. Hon Lon Tam & Aimei Mao & Pak Leng Cheong & Iat Kio Van, 2020. "“My Friends are at the Bottom of My Schedule”: A Qualitative Study on Social Health among Nursing Students during Clinical Placement," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-11, September.
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