Fallon, D 2003, 'Adolescents accessing emergency contraception in the A&E department: a feminist analysis of the nursing experience' , Accident and Emergency Nursing, 11 (2) , pp. 75-81.

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Abstract

This paper outlines the findings and discussion of a qualitative research study that focused on the experiences of seven qualified nurses working in three Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in the North West of England. It was exploratory in nature, aiming to describe and explain the nurses' encounters with adolescents accessing emergency contraception (EC) in A&E. The study was carried out using a feminist methodology and a grounded theory method. The findings indicated that accident and emergency is a contradictory location for access to EC for adolescents, where the 'promise' of easy, confidential access contrasts sharply with the nurse's description of reality. The nurse's role is similarly contrasting, where their ideal is counter balanced by organisational limits, and is further shaped by both personal and professional guiding philosophies. The nurse's perceptions of the adolescents revealed the contradiction of both sympathetic and judgmental attitudes towards them, including an 'interpretation' of the reasons the adolescents gave for their attendance. These encounters led to a series of health, legal, and moral dilemmas for the nurses, and a strategy of referral of the adolescents to other agencies was used by them whenever possible.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > RT Nursing Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work > Centre for Nursing & Midwifery Research Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
Journal or Publication Title:	Accident and Emergency Nursing
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	09652302
Depositing User:	H Kenna
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2007 14:25
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2011 11:44
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/20

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