Article published in:
Narratives as Social Practice in Organisational ContextsEdited by Dorien Van De Mieroop, Jonathan Clifton and Stephanie Schnurr
[Narrative Inquiry 32:1] 2022
► pp. 108–129
Clinicians’ narratives in the era of evidence-based practice
A sociolinguistic exploration of the role of narratives in staff meetings
Mariana Lazzaro-Salazar | Universidad Católica del Maule
In evidence-based practices, narratives are the vehicle through which medical knowledge is shared and clinical
judgment is grounded. This paper explores narratives as a sanctioned social practice that help a group of clinicians in a
healthcare institution in New Zealand build and negotiate expertise and accountability, as they discuss clinical cases. To this
end, the paper investigates narratives in six staff meetings, which were video and audio recorded. The paper presents a discursive
analysis of the functions of narratives in this context to show how narratives are interactional achievements that are pivotal to
clinical decision-making and to building and contesting professional stances. Finally, the paper reflects on the value of
narratives as shared resources that are sometimes revisited and reframed over time and that help construct a common thread of
history that becomes part of the cultural capital of the organization and positions clinicians as core members of their
community.
Keywords: healthcare communication, backstage interaction, professional accountability, expertise, medical case presentation, medical incidents, case narratives, cultural capital
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- Medical case presentation in reflective practice
- Method and data
- Analysis
- Discussion and conclusions
- Notes
- Transcription conventions
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Published online: 03 November 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.20057.laz
https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.20057.laz
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