Date of Award
1993
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Coffman, Sherrilyn
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital experience. The six themes which emerged are: (a) uncertainty, search for meaning, God's help; (b) need to be with child; (c) identification with child's pain and anxiety; (d) being in the hospital environment; (e) dealing with information; and, (f) best care for child. These themes and nursing implications are discussed.
Extent
110 p.
Recommended Citation
Swasey, Patricia Ann, "The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 523.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/523
Identifier
FADT14987
Comments
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing