Behind the ward door. Ethnographic research in the hospital

The book Behind the ward door. Ethnographic research in the hospital is the result of several months of ethnographic research conducted in three hospital wards. It discusses the realities of work, showing the difficulties faced by hospital employees, which are often imperceptible to patients and the...

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Main Authors: Byczkowska-Owczarek, Dominika, Kubczak, Anna, Pawłowska, Beata
Format: Online
Language:Polish
Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 2025
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1541942025-03-07T12:45:32Z Behind the ward door. Ethnographic research in the hospital Byczkowska-Owczarek, Dominika Kubczak, Anna Pawłowska, Beata ethnography qualitative methods hospital medicine communication emotions management uncertainty The book Behind the ward door. Ethnographic research in the hospital is the result of several months of ethnographic research conducted in three hospital wards. It discusses the realities of work, showing the difficulties faced by hospital employees, which are often imperceptible to patients and their families. It shows the backstage of a medical institution, in which during the process of interaction meanings and contexts of work are negotiated. It introduces the organizational everyday life, seen through the eyes of medical staff. From the organizational ethnography perspective, by giving voice to their respondents, the authors analyzed the specifics of the ward as an organization, socially constructed space, management styles, the process of communication between representatives of medical staff, as well as the uncertainty and emotions experienced by medical professionals. The book is one of the few ethnographic Polish studies of conditions and contexts of work in hospital wards. The reading is recommended in particular to managers of health care institutions, but also to practitioners of communication in medicine, supporting and training health care workers in particular in the field of working with emotions and managing a medical team. 2025-03-07T12:45:29Z 2025-03-07T12:45:29Z 2020 book ONIX_20250307_9788382201444_374 9788382201444 9788382201437 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/154194 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/1101 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego electronic 10.18778/8220-143-7.01 The book Behind the ward door. Ethnographic research in the hospital is the result of several months of ethnographic research conducted in three hospital wards. It discusses the realities of work, showing the difficulties faced by hospital employees, which are often imperceptible to patients and their families. It shows the backstage of a medical institution, in which during the process of interaction meanings and contexts of work are negotiated. It introduces the organizational everyday life, seen through the eyes of medical staff. From the organizational ethnography perspective, by giving voice to their respondents, the authors analyzed the specifics of the ward as an organization, socially constructed space, management styles, the process of communication between representatives of medical staff, as well as the uncertainty and emotions experienced by medical professionals. The book is one of the few ethnographic Polish studies of conditions and contexts of work in hospital wards. The reading is recommended in particular to managers of health care institutions, but also to practitioners of communication in medicine, supporting and training health care workers in particular in the field of working with emotions and managing a medical team. 10.18778/8220-143-7.01 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788382201444 9788382201437 electronic open access
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