The Nurses’ Experiences of the Knowledge Creation Space in Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Study

Kamal Salehi¹, Sima Kermanshahi¹, Eesa Mohammadi¹ and Mohammad Hassanzadeh²

¹Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

²Department of Management and Economics, Faculty of management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Corresponding Author E-mail: daneshjou111@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2641

ABSTRACT: The concept of nursing knowledge and development of its body has become more important along with growth in phenomenon of professionalism of nursing. Nursing as a profession should have a deep look at the creation of new knowledge to provide services to clients. The exploration of knowledge creation space in clinical setting may be is the first important step. The objectives of this study was to explore the nurses’ experiences of knowledge creation space in clinical setting. A qualitative method with conventional content analysis approach was selected. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff nurses, head nurses, and supervisors working in tow teaching hospitals located in Tehran, Iran. The conventional content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Four main themes emerged from experiences of participants in this study included "scientific discussion", "sharing of clinical experiences." "Enrichment of conference and clinical unit rounds “and "Establishing interpersonal relations". It seems based on the experiences of the nurses who have participated in this study that the knowledge creation space in nursing to be an interactive space that is created following to formation of a scientific discussion, enrichment of clinical rounds and conferences and sharing clinical experiences among the nurses. Thus, the nursing managers should prepare the conditions in which the nurses to be encouraged for holding further scientific discussions upon clinical conferences and rounds, nursing reports, delivery and receiving the patients in addition to establishing appropriate interpersonal relationships and at the same time to show more tendency to share their clinical experiences with each other.

KEYWORDS: Clinical Setting; Knowledge Creation Space; Nursing; Qualitative Study

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