Legitimizing neglect - a qualitative study among nursing home staff in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Residents in nursing homes do not always get qualitatively good nursing care, and research shows that residents' basic care needs are sometimes neglected. Neglect in nursing homes is a challenging and complex issue, yet a preventable one. Nursing home staff are at the frontline of detecting and preventing neglect but may also be the ones causing it. It is essential to understand why and how neglect happens in order to recognize, expose, and prevent its occurrence. Our aim was to generate new knowledge on the processes leading to and allowing neglect to continue in Norwegian nursing homes, by studying how nursing home staff perceive and reflect on when nursing home residents are neglected in their daily practice.

Methods

A qualitative exploratory design was used.

SUBMITTER: Lund SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990246 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature