Abstract

The purpose of this study, was to describe the lived experience of shipboard nursing on aircraft carriers. As of Spring 2001, the Navy had twelve aircraft carriers in operation. Each carrier's medical department includes just one Navy nurse assigned to directly care for over 5,500 personnel. Currently, there is no research that describes what it is like to be the only nurse available to a patient population in the thousands. Using the principles of phenomenology, twelve Navy nurses previously stationed aboard aircraft carriers were interviewed to explore their experience as ships' nurses.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3026451; ProQuest document ID: 305488204. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Catherine Wilson Cox, PhD, RN, CEN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Phi Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Shipboard Nursing, Nursing Experiences, Non-traditional Nursing Locations

Advisor

Jeanne M. Sorrell

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

George Mason University

Degree Year

2002

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-09-10

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