The Prevailing Winds of Oppression: Understanding the New Graduate Experience in Acute Care
Nursing ForumPublished 1 October 2008
Judy Boychuk Duchscher, Florence Myrick
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The implicit and explicit factors that may be contributing to the dissatisfaction and distress in nursing graduates entering professional practice through hospital nursing are outlined and a detailed framework of empowerment for this nursing context is offered.
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Discussion is focused on the oppressive context in which hospital nursing continues to be situated and explores the ideological, structural, and relational aspects of domination that continue to surface in the work experiences of novice as well as seasoned nurses. Suggestions for addressing the issues that plague the acute care environment are integrated throughout the article, and a detailed framework of empowerment for this nursing context is offered.
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