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Elisabeth Spichiger

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PubMed2005

Nursing as a caring practice from a phenomenological perspective.

Nursing is frequently described as a caring practice. What this concept means may be less clear. This paper considers nursing as a caring practice in three steps. First, the concept of practice based on Taylor's and MacIntyre's philosophical definitions of the term is described. Secondly, numerous notions of caring are presented; the call from some nurse researchers for quantification of the concept and why this is problematic is discussed; and an exposition of caring from a phenomenological perspective is provided. Finally, the notions of practice and caring are joined, and the concept of a caring practice is presented. Nursing as a public caring practice is illustrated with examples from an interpretive phenomenological study. In conclusion, it is claimed that a phenomenological view of caring combined with a comprehensive definition of practice is well suited to nursing, and allows for a description of nurses' caring practices from both a nursing and patient perspective.

Empathy↗
PubMed2004

Responses and experiences after radical prostatectomy: perceptions of married couples in Switzerland.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the responses and experiences of a sample of Swiss men after radical prostatectomy and their intimate partners. Interviews were conducted with 10 couples and analyzed using constant comparative method. Getting a grip on it was the core process that was developed. Men focused on regaining control over their lives, urinary and erectile function while wives efforts focused on being there. The results revealed that current clinical practice of follow up at 3 months may not address the serious deficits in the patient's ability to "get a grip" on incontinence and other complications of surgery.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed2003

[Interprative phenomenology: a qualitative research method for nursing care].

This paper aims at discussing interpretive phenomenology as a research method and at demonstrating its usefulness for nursing. The philosophical background of phenomenology and aspects of the philosophical perspective underlying interpretive phenomenology are discussed. The research process with data collection, analysis, and presentation of the results, as well as the evaluation of such studies are elucidated. Interpretive phenomenology allows insights into the daily world of ill or disabled people and their families. The articulation of their experiences gives them a voice and has the capacity to bring about positive changes in nursing practice.

Caregivers↗
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Patients and families go on with life when a terminal illness enforces hospitalization: an interpretive phenomenological study.

This interpretive phenomenological study explored patients' with a terminal illness and their family members' experiences of hospital end-of-life care. Findings show that patients and families led unique lives, and even when a terminal illness intruded and enforced a hospital stay, they held on to familiar practices. Patients and family members felt best cared for when healthcare providers supported them in their endeavors to go on with their usual life as much as possible. To achieve this, professionals are challenged to recognize patients and family members as persons and to integrate the latter's lived experiences in their care interventions.

Activities of Daily Living↗