Exploring How Alberta Health Services Nurses are Making Sense of Their Role in Relation to the Recent Changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorMustapha, Wafa
dc.contributor.committeememberEstefan, Andrew
dc.contributor.committeememberDimitropoulos, Gina
dc.contributor.committeememberMcCaffrey, Graham
dc.date2024-05
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-02T17:38:46Z
dc.date.available2024-05-02T17:38:46Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-30
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how Alberta Health Services nurses are making sense of their role in relation to the recent changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta. The Mental Health Act (MHA) of Alberta was enacted to protect and ensure the rights of people suffering from mental disorders. The most recent MHA amendment, which was enacted in September 2020, includes expanded duties required of the hospital and health care providers. Social Constructivism, Carper’s Ways of Knowing theory, and Uncertainty theory will provide the theoretical framework for this study. A Thematic Analysis method was utilized to elicit responses using a semi-structured interview tool. Data analysis will be conducted using the six-step thematic analysis as introduced by Braun and Clarke (2006). The way nurses make sense of their role contributes to the composition of ethically informed, safe, and effective care within the scope of professional practice and current legislation. This study helps address this gap in the context of mental health nursing practice in Alberta.
dc.identifier.citationMustapha, W. (2024). Exploring how Alberta Health Services nurses are making sense of their role in relation to the recent changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/118648
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43490
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.subjectMental Health Act
dc.subjectlegislation
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectinpatient mental health unit
dc.subjectpsychiatry
dc.subjectmental health legislation
dc.subjectnursing role in mental health
dc.subjectAdvocacy
dc.subjectNavigating uncertainty
dc.subjectmental health policies
dc.subjecthistory of mental health
dc.subjectAlberta Mental Health Act
dc.subjectInstitutional practice
dc.subjectInformal Conventions
dc.subject.classificationNursing
dc.subject.classificationMental Health
dc.titleExploring How Alberta Health Services Nurses are Making Sense of Their Role in Relation to the Recent Changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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