Clinical nurses' perceptions of the opportunities for using complementary therapies in Iranian clinical settings: A qualitative study

Abstract Nurses need to use complementary therapies in their clinical practice in order to fulfill community's needs. There are potential opportunities for using complementary therapies in different clinical settings. This study was done to explore nurses' perceptions of these opportunitie...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2016-08, Vol.24, p.11-18
Main Authors: Tagharrobi, Zahra, Kermanshahi, Sima Mohammadkhan, Mohammadi, Eesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Complementary Therapies
Contextual conditions
Female
Health Services
Humans
Integrative Medicine
Internal Medicine
Iran
Medical Education
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Preference
Qualitative Research
Residence Characteristics
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Summary:Abstract Nurses need to use complementary therapies in their clinical practice in order to fulfill community's needs. There are potential opportunities for using complementary therapies in different clinical settings. This study was done to explore nurses' perceptions of these opportunities in Iranian clinical settings. In this qualitative study, sampling was done purposively and ended after reaching data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were done with fifteen nurses. The data were analyzed via the conventional content analysis approach. The participants' perceptions fell into three main categories of ‘consumer demand’, ‘environmental potentials’, and ‘optimal official regulations’ from which, the main theme of ‘A potentially-supportive environment’ was abstracted. The context of Iranian clinical settings is appropriate for using complementary therapies in nursing practice. A potentially-supportive environment automatically directs nurses towards using such therapies. These findings can be used by nursing managers to integrate complementary therapies into nursing practice.
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.04.003