Pilot Study I   An Interview as Part of an Ethnographic Research Approach in Nursing
Channel: semw52
Date: 2022-03-11

Just one of 8 interviews conducted as part of the research process examining the problems encountered  while caring/nursing for  elderly patients who experience confusion following Orthopaedic surgery. Problems arising from an acute and busy ward environment not always conducive to holistic care--driven by a task orientation approach to cope with the demands of environments that are extremely busy,little time , staff shortages, expertise shortages across a multi-disciplinary team......Back in 2002 Medical models of care and research dominated...Holistic care, subjective experiences and ethnographic approaches frowned upon compared with the Randomized Control Trial...But Credibility has grown --it is now 2022 and 20 years on since this research project...Have things changed ?? especially as the numbers of elderly admissions have grown ---more older people ----the 'children of the 'Bulge' period have arrived .....It would be good to find out---My Doctorate studies could well have expanded this research and  made a bigger contribution but  lack of funding disabled  my progress.....Interviewees I have met years later have stated that things have not improved--the NHS is experiencing hardship in all areas---Has the philosophy of care changed ? ....
The interviews will stand the test of time reflecting familiar scenarios of care in 2022 and in the future ---Private enterprise waits in the wings----