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Dr. Sage Lambert Graham

Differing levels of experience, as well as different roles and responsibilities all have the potential to affect the ability of caregivers to function as a cohesive unit. For example, registered nurses (who are overwhelming female and have much more medical experience than the residents and interns they work with) must determine how to be polite in voicing their opinion of the care plan for a patient. Graham’s research explores the power and politeness strategies used by members of caregiving teams to negotiate patient care decisions as they try to provide the best care possible.

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The Women’s Research Forum is sponsored by the U of M’s Center for Research on Women. For more information, call 901-678-2642.