Table 2 Analysis of life as a clinical nurse of nurses with more than 30 years of career retention
From: The life history narrative of clinical nurses with more than 30 years of experience
Category | Theme | Statement |
|---|---|---|
Acknowledgement and support from family | Educational fervor of the parents | ID. All of the four daughters were professionals with a bachelor’s degree (A-01) |
ID. Father’s wish for their daughter’s career to be in nursing (B-02) | ||
ID. Studying was everything in life (C-02) | ||
Strong familial love | IT. Childrearing with the participation of all family members (C-37) | |
IT. Childrearing with irregularities in time and space settings (C-15) | ||
IA. Sadness from wandering around for a helping hand in childrearing (D-15) | ||
IA. My family that I should protect (F-04) | ||
Proud superwoman | ND. A nurse that family members are proud of (D-31) | |
ND. A firm mother based on principles (A-27) | ||
ND Pride of the children from having a nurse as a mother (A-26) | ||
ND A sublime and noble image of a mother to her daughter (A-27) | ||
Healthy relationships at work | Infinite strength coming from being acknowledged | NA. Unspoken encouragement from the manager (A-31) |
NA. Leader with reasonable judgment (C-19) | ||
NA. Work that the manager wants to entrust to my care (E-10) | ||
NA. Fair and proper support from the line manager (F-03) | ||
Confronting unreasonable dealings | NA. Evading an emotional relationship (F-01) | |
NT. Manager that does not protect the member and sides with the strong (B-22) | ||
NT. Doctor-friendly manager (E-03) | ||
NT. Relationship with a doctor that became a source of frustration (F-21) | ||
Ubiquitous nurse | ND. Health guardian for people around me (F-27) | |
ID. Various voluntary activities (B-30) | ||
Trusting myself | Pride in my nursing occupation | NA. A job that can only be done because of me (C-09) |
NA. A job that only I can accomplish (E-10) | ||
Leader in nursing care with new medical technology | ND. Nursing care with new medical technology starting from my own hand (hemodialysis, hospice care, bone marrow transplantation) (E-11) | |
NA Identity as a licensed nurse (D-17) | ||
Resilient character | IT. Giving up is not acceptable (D-01) | |
IA. Character that values faithfulness (A-26) | ||
IT Self-esteem and pride as an A-class model student (C-04) | ||
IA. My capability in being able to resolve an urgent situation (A-10) | ||
Motivating myself | IA. Let us do it properly (B-18) | |
IA. Positive attitude toward a target (E-12) | ||
IA. My place in exchange for a hard struggle (C-08) | ||
IA. I am not the only one going through this hardship (E-11) | ||
Accumulation of small achievements | Desirable skilled nurse | ND. Pride as a university hospital nurse (F-13) |
ND. Refined and polished along with demonstrating understanding toward humans (F-01) | ||
ND. Embracing the patient/caregiver who cannot accept the situation (E-18) | ||
ND. I am weak as a person but strong as a nurse (C-08) | ||
ND. A nurse that listens to the words instead of trying to teach (E-19) | ||
Echo of gratitude | ND. Appreciative patients are like my mirror (B-29) | |
ND. Dependence on my professional performance (E-10) | ||
ND. Humble truth of patients asking for help from me (C-31) | ||
ND. Providing care for the elderly at home (B-29) | ||
My work that brings me joy and happiness | NA. Workaholic (B-16) | |
NT. My work taking priority over childrearing (D-25) | ||
NA. Rising status of nursing profession (B-20) | ||
NA. Self-development: master’s degree, Ph.D. (F-03) | ||
ND. Pride in tenure (A-14) | ||
ID. Health guardian for people around me (F-27) |