Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)

Department

Nursing

Abstract

Based on social history and idealist constructs, this study explores the creation of one intensive care unit (ICU) in the setting of its conrmunity's economic, political, and cultural background. The social history describes the social forces that facilitated the ICU's creation. From an idealist construct the study attempts to understand the thinking of the decision-makers involved as well as the community's response. The work is based largely on personal interviews and archival data from the records of the hospital board. Background material to explain the community context comes from such sources as local daily newspapers and the archives of the county historical society. The setting for the study is Rice County District One Hospital, a 96-bed acute care facility in Faribault, Minnesota, a community of approximately 25,000 people.

Identifier

SC 11.MAN.2003.Ormsby.RS

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