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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Euro Nursing 2017
October 26-28, 2017
32
nd
EURO
NURSING AND MEDICARE SUMMIT
October 26-28, 2017 | Paris, France
To examine the understanding and perception of the lived experiences of 10 Menominee Native
Americans living with renal disease
Tina Degroot
University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
Aim:
To examine the understanding and perception of the lived experiences of 10 Menominee Native Americans living with
renal disease.
Background:
Among all racial/ethnic groups, Native Americans (NA) have the highest incidence of end-stage renal disease
and it is twice that of Caucasians. Despite the increase in cost and incidence of chronic and end-stage renal disease in
Native Americans, very little is known about the renal disease experience among Native Americans. This article examines
the lived experience of 10 Menominee Native Americans living with renal disease. The conclusions will challenge health
care professionals to influence the multicultural predetermine fate of living with renal disease through cohesive designs of
preventative care models respectful of Native American culture.
Design:
Descriptive phenomenological study
Methods:
The primary data collections were 12 semi-structured face-to-face interviews collected from 2015-2016. The data
was coded and analyzed using the modified van Kaam’s four phase psychophenomenological method.
Results:
A total of 24 descriptive expressions were categorized into 8 preliminary structural elements. Four essential structural
elements emerged from the eight preliminary elements: (a) fighting for normalcy, (b) chronic emotional and physical fatigue,
(c) living for someone else, and (d) predetermined tribal fate.
Conclusion:
Fighting for normalcy, chronic emotional and physical fatigue, and living for someone else is consistent with
the current literature. New to the literature is the concept of predetermined tribal fate. Eight of ten participants had an
understanding of a predetermined tribal fate to renal disease, but the observed or familial knowledge did not influence their
lived experience or change the course of their health care decisions.
Key Words:
Native American, renal disease, nursing, phenomenological, disparity
Biography
After a rewarding 22-year career as an Advance Practice Nursing Provider in diverse settings throughout Northeast Wisconsin, Tina DeGroot recently earned her
doctorate degree, which included research specific to the Menominee Indian Tribe. Tina recently joined the University Of Wisconsin Madison School Of Nursing as
the Director of Clinical Practica. In her role, Tina specializes in creating dynamic experiential learning opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate nursing
students. The primary focus of these opportunities is to assure students receive exposure to diverse patient populations better preparing them to meet the many
different future professional nursing needs in Wisconsin.
tmdegroot@wisc.eduTina Degroot, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-061