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District nurses' lived experiences of meeting significant others in advanced home care
Author(s) -
Pusa Susanna,
Hägglund Katharina,
Nilsson Maria,
Sundin Karin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12134
Subject(s) - gratitude , theme (computing) , nursing , narrative , focus group , psychology , hermeneutic phenomenology , distress , lived experience , medicine , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , anthropology , operating system
Aim The aim of this study was to illuminate the meanings of district nurses′ lived experiences of meeting significant others in the home when giving advanced home care to patients. Methods The data was collected through 10 audio‐taped narrative focus‐group interviews with 36 district nurses and interpreted using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach. Findings Three themes emerged. The first theme, F eeling close, consists of three subthemes: B eing available, S haring understanding and B eing aware . The second theme, M ediating strength, contains the subthemes B eing a resource and S haring trust . Being emotionally influenced is the third theme and involves the subthemes E xperiencing emotional distress and E xperiencing emotional gratitude . Conclusion Meeting significant others as a district nurse in advanced home care means creating and maintaining a trustful relationship with significant others, both on a personal and family level, aiming to illuminate and respond to their needs and desires. The district nurses strive to reach a mutual understanding and co‐operate to mediate support. Being a district nurse in advanced home care is both emotionally demanding and emotionally rewarding.