Journal of Nursing & Care

Marie Alderson

Publications

• Review Article
  When Paradoxes Hamper The Search For Meaning: The Psychodynamics of Work of Nurses in a Residential and Long-Term Care Facility
  Author(s): Marie AldersonMarie Alderson
  
  Abstract This article seeks to analyze the effects of changes in the organization of work performed by nurses on long-term care wards in a residential and long-term care facility (centre d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée, CHSLD) in Quebec. The changes involved are 1) the introduction of a modular care system, a “living environment” approach and a computerized client-information system specifically for residential and long-term care centres (SICHELD). Problem: The changes have been implemented in most of Quebec’s CHSLDs but have not been evaluated. Theoretical Framework: The theoretical approach used here is that of the psychodynamics of work, which was developed in France by C. Dejours and adopted in Quebec by M-C. Carpentier-Roy and others. Method: The investigative me.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000102

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