Open Access“My Greatest Fear Is Becoming a Robot”: The Paradox of Transitioning to Nursing Practice in Lebanon
Author(s) -
Michael Clinton,
Murielle Madi,
Myrna A. A. Doumit,
Sawsan Ezzeddine,
Ursula Rizk
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244018782565
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , perspective (graphical) , nursing , focus group , face (sociological concept) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , transition (genetics) , nursing practice , qualitative research , medicine , sociology , computer science , social science , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , epistemology , artificial intelligence , anthropology , gene
We investigated the challenges final-year nursing students (FYNSs) and first-year registered nurses (FYRNs) face as they transition to nursing practice in Lebanon. Our purpose was to understand the challenges of transition from the perspective of FYNS and FYRNs. We conducted focus group discussions with FYNSs and FYRNs recruited from four leading universities. Thematic analysis identified an unexpected paradox that has implications for quality of nursing care and retention of graduates. While humanoids are marketed to communicate empathically with patients, FYNSs in Lebanon struggle to resist becoming robots.
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