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South Dakota State University

Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses

Abstract

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<p>According to the literature relationships among nurses are negative and hostile. However, nurse to nurse peer relationships in workplace environments are complicated and include many positive qualities, including the quality of reciprocity. Reciprocity is a concept that is not defined in nursing literature or emphasized in nursing theory, but may be important when exploring relationships among nurses. Reciprocity is defined by Pritchard (1969) as “equality of perceived investments in and outcomes from a relationship relative to the person's own internal standards” (p. 180). Using Pritchard’s definition, a narrative inquiry is studied to explore the meaning of reciprocity in nurse to nurse peer relationships; how it influences rural healthcare environments that are affiliated with Magnet hospitals; and how reciprocity influences quality inter-professional care with rural underserved populations.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation - University Access Only
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Graduate Nursing
Year dc:date.available
2013

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Bomgaars, Debbie
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Kay Foland

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • <p>In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted<br /><a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/</a></p>
Language dc:language
en

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1379
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-2384

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2026-07-24
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citation

Bomgaars, Debbie. Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses. Dissertation - University Access Only thesis, 2013. https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1379