Torah true: the lived experience of orthodox jewish registered nurses
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Title
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Torah true: the lived experience of orthodox jewish registered nurses
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:edb2632a8076:11956
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identifier
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12623
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Creator
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Cohen, Barbara,
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Contributor
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Keville Frederickson
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Nursing | Judaic studies | Religion | Cultural Competence | Orthodox Jewish | phnomenology | Registered Nurses | van Manen
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Abstract
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experience of female Orthodox Jewish registered nurses. Data analysis was accomplished utilizing van Manen's interpretive phenomenological approach. Understanding this phenomenon is of value to nurses, other healthcare professionals, and employers as it illuminates the experience of female Orthodox Jewish registered nurses, a religious minority, in their workplace. The research participants were Orthodox Jewish Registered Nurses in the New York tri-state area. The majority of participants had acute care nursing experience. A smaller subset of participants, unable to obtain hospital based positions, were employed in home health, fee for service, long term care and summer camp settings. In-depth in person interviews were had with each registered nurse as well as briefer follow-up interviews. The six essential themes synthesized from the data were: I) Torah is my anchor and compass, II) Jewish girls do become nurses but it isn't easy, III) Navigating a hostile work place , IV) Always striving, V) Cultural competence for all, even for me and, VI) Give me an opportunity. The concept of resilience was applied to account for the dichotomy presented by the participants' ongoing lived experiences: on the one hand being ostracized, bullied, and excluded and, on the other hand, rising above these experiences to show their commitment to the profession and competence as nurses, their persistence in the face of adverse conditions and their continued faith in G-d, Torah laws and rules, commitment to healing the v world (tikkun olam), and to the Jewish people. The integrated essential essence of the lived experience of Orthodox Jewish Registered Nurses was defined as:;Faith based (Torah) law, practice, and family customs provide the unshakeable primary anchor and compass of Orthodox Jewish Nurses who ask for the opportunity to join the profession, navigating professional nursing practice in sometimes challenging or hostile work environments while striving to provide and obtain cultural competence for all, including themselves..
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Nursing Studies
