Sygeplejerskers udfordringer i en accelereret hverdag -En kritisk analyse med Hartmut Rosa og Amy Edmondson

Resumé
Artiklen er baseret på et pilotstudie, der undersøger sygeplejerskers udfordringer med at opretholde psykologisk tryghed i en arbejdsrealitet præget af social acceleration, som beskrevet af den tyske sociolog Hartmut Rosa (9, 10). Formålet er at forstå, hvordan denne acceleration påvirker sygeplejerskers arbejdsliv, anvendt i konteksten af Amy Edmondsons teori om psykologisk tryghed (3).

Designet inkluderer et casestudie fra en operationsgang i Danmark. Metodisk anvendes både kvantitative og kvalitative tilgange. Resultaterne viser, at sygeplejersker oplever et komplekst krydspres præget af temaer som effektivitet, konsekvenser og ambivalens i deres daglige arbejde. Konklusionen understreger behovet for balance mellem høje standarder og psykologisk tryghed i en accelereret arbejdsrealitet og nødvendigheden af yderligere forskning for at validere resultaterne.

English abstract

Nurses’ challenges in an accelerated workday – a critical analysis with Hartmut Rosa and Amy Edmondson

This article is based on a pilot study exploring nurses’ challenges in maintaining psychological safety within a work reality characterised by social acceleration, as described by German sociologist Hartmut Rosa. The aim is to understand how this acceleration shapes nurses’ working lives, analysed through the lens of Amy Edmondson’s theory of psychological safety.

The study design includes a case study conducted in an operating department in Denmark and employs both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results show that nurses experience complex, intersecting pressures marked by themes such as efficiency, consequences and ambivalence in their everyday work. The conclusion highlights the need to balance high standards with psychological safety in an accelerated work environment, as well as the need for further research to validate these findings.

Keywords: Nurses, social acceleration, psychological safety, Hartmut Rosa, Amy Edmondson, operating department