6533b871fe1ef96bd12d0f6d

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Why do Norwegian nurses leave the public health service to practice CAM?

Berit Johannessen

subject

Complementary Therapiesmedicine.medical_specialtyHegemonyAttitude of Health PersonnelCAM holistic feminine nursingAlternative medicineMEDLINENorwegianNurse's RoleNursingHealth careMedicineHumansVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806Nurse Practitionersbusiness.industryNorwayData CollectionPublic health nursinglanguage.human_languagePeer reviewCareer MobilityComplementary and alternative medicinePublic Health NursingWorkforcelanguageWorkforceFemalebusiness

description

Accepted version of an article published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 15 (2009), 147-151 This paper explores a number of issues associated with the recent increase in nurses choosing to leave the Norwegian health care system in order to become independent practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The paper suggests that in Norway, nurses perceive medical hegemony continues to persist. Nurses perceive restrictions in their ability to develop their professional roles and status. CAM would appear to offer many nurses, the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in an autonomous, egalitarian and more holistic environment.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/138677