Nurses With Disabilities

Self-Reported Experiences as Hospital Employees

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454904
AutoresSusan B Matt (Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen18
Número11
Páginas1524-1535
Fecha de publicación2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732308325295
PMID18849513
OpenAlexW2141754026
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas14

Since enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, U.S. employers have been mandated to provide reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities. Nurses with disabilities have described their experiences, reflecting occurrences that might be noncompliant with these mandates. There is little information available regarding the work experience of nurses with disabilities practicing in hospitals. How these workers view their work world and how they perceive the way others within that environment think of them and their contributions to patient care is important because these individuals must be included as equal participants in a profession that relies on teamwork to function effectively. An exploratory study was conducted to gain a context-based understanding of the lived experiences of hospital-employed nurses with disabilities. Grounded theory methodology was used to uncover themes and to identify factors comprising 'disability climate'; such factors might inform the future development of workplace policies supportive of all nurses

Accommodation · Exploratory research · Grounded theory · Qualitative research · Sociology · Teamwork · Disability Education and Employment · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment