Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Ray, Marilyn A.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore, through a descriptive method, views of registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel about their roles. Data sources included interviews with three registered nurses and three unlicensed assistive workers practicing in partnership on an acute patient care unit. Study findings supported role theory assertions that role strain and stress, manifested as role ambiguity, role confusion, role overlapping, and role overload occur when the role transition process and role expectations are not clarified or nurtured among role partners. Implications for nursing practice include the following: (1) Nurses in clinical and administrative practice need to be sensitized to the importance of nurses and ancillary personnel being active participants in the work redesign process, and must support the value of caring that transpires in the nurse-patient relationship. (2) Role theory can be utilized to understand dynamics that occur in work settings of nurses and assistive partners.
Extent
104 p.
Recommended Citation
Sorbello, Barbara C., "Views of registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel on the differentiating aspects of their roles in a partnership model of care delivery" (1996). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1039.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1039
Identifier
FADT15305
Comments
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1996.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing