Understanding the experience of South Asian immigrant women in the NICU: an interpretive description

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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Deepshikha Garga
dc.contributor.supervisorMacNeil, Joan
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T22:42:28Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T22:42:28Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-03-30
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Nursingen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing M.N.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research study seeks to better understand the experience of South Asian immigrant women in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The information gathered cannot be generalized to all South Asian and other immigrant populations nor is it the intent of this study. Instead, by examining the individual NICU experiences and challenges faced during this experience, themes emerge that can prompt neonatal nurses to examine their own practice with immigrant families. The main, overall theme identified in all participant responses was, Fear of the Unknown. Three subthemes that emerged from discussions regarding how participants experience nursing care were Trust, Teaching and Advocating. In terms of what participants identified as their most critical concerns while their infant was in the NICU, the three subthemes that arose were Language Barriers, Lack of Knowledge about the NICU and A More Comfortable NICU. On a broader scale, it is hoped that this research study will inspire all nurses to examine their interactions with all immigrant families in order to provide care that is holistic and individualized to the needs of their immigrant patient.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3862
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectNICUen_US
dc.subjectNeonatal Intensive Care Uniten_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectSouth Asian Womenen_US
dc.subjectImmigranten_US
dc.subjectInterpretive Descriptionen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the experience of South Asian immigrant women in the NICU: an interpretive descriptionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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