Through the Nurses’ Lens Passed
Tuesday May 14, 2024 14:45 - 15:00 G1
Moderator: Pamela Lindgren
Presenters: Agnes Black, Nicole Kozak, Ruhina Rana
Track: Art, Media, and Performance
This presentation relates to the photo-exhibition at the conference venue.
Person-centredness can focus on either those being care for or the care givers. This study and exhibit focus on the care givers. Photovoice is community-based, participatory action research that focuses on social justice, giving voice to those whose voices are not always heard. Nurses working in patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic from hospitals in British Columbia, Canada participated in this photovoice study, providing a local perspective and insight into nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used nurses’ narratives and photographs to better understand the experience of caring for patients with the COVID-19 virus and encouraged change by nurses and health care leadership and understanding from the public. Participants noted that having a collective voice was therapeutic, allowing group discussions and expressions of shared stressors and celebration of collective progress. 12 nurses participated in this research study, submitting a total of 55 photos and narratives, as well as participating in focus groups. Data was analyzed using an inductive content analysis approach. Five main themes were identified from this rich data: “The Work of Nursing”, “Miscommunication”, “Fatigue”, “Resilience” and “Hope for the Future”. This exhibition is an opportunity to amplify the voices of nurses who felt challenged to keep patients at the center of their care and reflect on the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to where we are now. The exhibition will showcase the participants’ images submitted throughout this project, alongside their quotes. In this study, we were able to magnify the experiences of frontline nurses and give them a voice to make recommendations to leadership and policymakers. Nurses are positioned to ensure the perspectives of the patients are in the center of all care provided and their perspectives need to be considered and integrated into health care to support meaningful change and prepare for future pandemics. Image List: Please note, nurses participating in the photovoice study submitted images using pseudonyms, so we have not noted individual names of photographers below. Permission and photo releases were provided to share these photos.
Seminar type
Pre-recorded + On-site
Lecture type
Art
Conference
GCPCC
Authors
Ruhina Rana, Nicole Kozak, Agnes Black
Lecturers
Pamela Lindgren Moderator
Designer and PhD candidate at Design & Human Factors, Chalmers University of Technology. Patient representative at GPCC
Pamela Lindgren Design Studio
Pamela Lindgren is engaged in science research, industrial design, product-, and graphic design as well as art. She is also active as a patient representative and patient researcher at the Centre for Person-centred Care -GPCC at the University of Gothenburg. Pamela has a Master of Fine Art Degree, from the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg and is a PhD candidate at the division of Design & Human Factors, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology. Pamela Lindgren´s research aims to increased knowledge of user experience of products as well as user acceptance and adoption on the basis of aesthetic and emotional values, as well as functional needs and requirements. The research is also focused on different user groups, opportunities for participation and influence, and what consequences this will have on the final design solution. Pamela seeks to create an interplay between technology, construction and the human body. Universal Design, Design for All and Inclusive Design along with Evidence based and User-centered design with the end user in focus are important pillars symbolizing her method of working, with accessibility, participation, cultural diversity, social design and sustainable development.
Agnes Black Presenter
Nicole Kozak Presenter
Ruhina Rana Presenter
PhD student
Trinity Western University
I will be sharing an art exhibit that amplified the voices of nursing in Canada during the Covid 19 pandemic.