63rd Annual Conference

Friday, February 24

Morning Open Sessions

12:00 noon-1:00 P.M.

Session 220

Role Strain of Nurses Who Take Care of SARS Victims

Chair:     

Hsien-Hsien Chiang, Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, China

Focus groups were held for collecting living experience of nurses who work with SARS clients. Staffs was affected not only by fear of contagion, but also by the ethical dilemma of self-care or taking care of the others. Stigmatization and calling were prominent themes for ethical practices.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Understand the role strain of nurses

2. Identify psychological impact and ethical practice in taking care the SARS victims.

Course References:

1. Lee, J. D. & Craft, E. A. (2002). Protecting one's self from a stigmatized disease...once one has it. Deviant Behavior, 23, 267-299.

2. Chiang, H., Lu, Z., Wear, S., (2005). To Have or To Be: Ways of caregiving identified during recovery from the earthquake disaster in Taiwan. Journal of Medical Ethics. (31,154-158.