Nursing Handover Research Project - Wintec Research Archive

Table of contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... ii
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ iii
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................... iv
Chapter One ............................................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction and background ................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Aim ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Questions ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Background ......................................................................................................................................... 3
My positioning/background ................................................................................................................ 4
Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Chapter Two ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Epistemology‐constructionist/social constructionist approach ......................................................... 8
Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Method ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Ethics ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Reflexivity .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Chapter Three ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 13
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Identifying the constructs within nursing handover discourse ........................................................ 14
Significance ................................................................................................................................... 14
Activities ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Identities ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 25
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