AimTo explore and interpret relationships that influence caring in nursing leadership, in the con... more AimTo explore and interpret relationships that influence caring in nursing leadership, in the context of Nordic municipal health care, from first‐line nurse managers’ perspectives.Design and methodWe chose a visual hermeneutic design. A three‐stage interpretation process outlined by Drew and Guillemin, based on Rose, was used to analyse drawings and the following reflective dialogue from three focus groups, with a purposive sample of 11 first‐line nurse managers. The study was conducted from February to May 2018.ResultsThe findings demonstrated that first‐line nurse managers struggled to balance their vision with administrative demands. Caring for patients implied caring for staff; however, they often felt as if they were drowning in contradictory demands. First‐line nurse management could be a lonely position, where the first‐line nurse managers longed for belonging based on increased self‐awareness of their position within an organisation. Superiors’ support enabled first‐line nur...
Norwegian municipal health care has large public service offerings, funded by tax revenues; howev... more Norwegian municipal health care has large public service offerings, funded by tax revenues; however, the current Norwegian welfare model is not perceived as sustainable and future-oriented. First-line nurse managers in Norwegian municipal health care are challenged by changes due to major political and government-initiated reforms requiring expanded utilization of home nursing. The aim of this theoretical study was to describe challenges the first-line nurse managers in a Nordic welfare country have encountered on the basis of government-initiated reforms and to describe strategies to maintain their responsibilities in nursing care. First-line nurse managers' competence, clinical presence, and support from superiors were identified as prerequisites to maintain sight of the patients in leadership when reforms are implemented. The strategies first-line nurse managers in Norwegian municipal health care use to implement multiple reforms, regulations, and new acts require solid compe...
AimTo explore and interpret relationships that influence caring in nursing leadership, in the con... more AimTo explore and interpret relationships that influence caring in nursing leadership, in the context of Nordic municipal health care, from first‐line nurse managers’ perspectives.Design and methodWe chose a visual hermeneutic design. A three‐stage interpretation process outlined by Drew and Guillemin, based on Rose, was used to analyse drawings and the following reflective dialogue from three focus groups, with a purposive sample of 11 first‐line nurse managers. The study was conducted from February to May 2018.ResultsThe findings demonstrated that first‐line nurse managers struggled to balance their vision with administrative demands. Caring for patients implied caring for staff; however, they often felt as if they were drowning in contradictory demands. First‐line nurse management could be a lonely position, where the first‐line nurse managers longed for belonging based on increased self‐awareness of their position within an organisation. Superiors’ support enabled first‐line nur...
Norwegian municipal health care has large public service offerings, funded by tax revenues; howev... more Norwegian municipal health care has large public service offerings, funded by tax revenues; however, the current Norwegian welfare model is not perceived as sustainable and future-oriented. First-line nurse managers in Norwegian municipal health care are challenged by changes due to major political and government-initiated reforms requiring expanded utilization of home nursing. The aim of this theoretical study was to describe challenges the first-line nurse managers in a Nordic welfare country have encountered on the basis of government-initiated reforms and to describe strategies to maintain their responsibilities in nursing care. First-line nurse managers' competence, clinical presence, and support from superiors were identified as prerequisites to maintain sight of the patients in leadership when reforms are implemented. The strategies first-line nurse managers in Norwegian municipal health care use to implement multiple reforms, regulations, and new acts require solid compe...
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