Table 2 The statements in the sub-themes that emerged in the interpretation of the data
Themes | Sub- themes | Number of statements |
|---|---|---|
Good care | An ideal of commitment | 50 |
Building alliances for good care | 23 | |
The borders of coercion | 24 | |
A professional distance to patients | 25 | |
Loyalty | The patient comes first | 22 |
Belonging to the team | 14 | |
Powerlessness | Inadequacy in relation to patients | 24 |
A terminus for the patient | 10 | |
Feelings of helplessness | 47 | |
Not thematizied | 17 |