Experiences and Perspectives of Nurses About Attendants in the Internal Medical Clinics

Objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the opininons and experiences of nurses who are working in internal medicine clinics about the attendants. method: in this study qualitative research methods, descriptive qualitative design method was used. sample of the study consisted of 16 nurses who are working internal medicine clinics at september 2011-february 2013 in a university hospital and purposive sampling method was used. in this study a semi structured interview form was used, this form created as a result of review of the literature. results: as a result of the content analysis identified two main themes and three categories. the first theme is opinion about attendant in the clinic area, and the second theme is opinion about requirements for attendant. conclusions: there are both positive and negative opinions and experiences of nurses about attendants. in the hospitals while studies procedures or performes, it should be considered nurses’ opinions and experiences about attendants.