Open AccessSecond Annual Helene Hudson Memorial Lecture: I am a nurse
Author(s) -
Beth Perry
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
canadian oncology nursing journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2368-8076
pISSN - 1181-912X
DOI - 10.5737/1181912x61613
Subject(s) - conversation , narrative , silence , action (physics) , nursing , psychology , transcendence (philosophy) , medicine , aesthetics , literature , epistemology , art , communication , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
The focus of this study was an exploration of the nature of exceptionally competent oncology nursing practice. Through a combination of data gathering approaches--conversation, observation and narrative exchange--the beliefs, actions and effects of the actions of eight exemplary nurse informants were studied. Analysis revealed three themes related to the action of the exemplary nurses: Dialogue in silence, mutual touch and sharing the lighter side of life. Additional analysis led to a category called effects of nursing actions. Again, three themes were highlighted as effects: Affirmation of the nurse and patient, connecting and joint transcendence.