Week 5 Qualitative Analysis Assignment
Coding Scheme: Challenges of Staying in the Hospital
Comforts
01 = Too loud (e.g., nurses, roommate, “beeping”)
02 = Food tasted bad
03 = Could not keep food down (e.g., due to sickness, medication)
04 = Problems sleeping (e.g., due to noise, being uncomfortable)
05 = Did not like being awakened (e.g., for vital checks, medication times)
06 = Pain from injury/illness
Waiting
07 = Does not like “sitting around”
08 = Waiting time for medication
09 = Waiting time for testing
10 = Waiting time for doctor visits
Being Away From Home
11 = Miss family
12 = Miss animals
13 = Wants personal belongings
Staff Issues
14 = Poor communication (e.g., from doctors, nurses)
15 = Medication errors
16 = Staff did not listen to concerns
17 = Feeling that “no one cares”
Other Non-Staff Issues
18 = “Hospital smell”
19 = Hospital-acquired infection (e.g., MRSA, CAUDI)
20 = Theft of personal property
98 = Other: Patient’s written response is not a challenge or doesn’t fit coding scheme.
99 = Unable to decipher meaning of patient response
