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Hermeneutic Method (hermeneutic + method)
Selected AbstractsRegistered nurses' experiences of caring for the elderly in different health-care areasINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE, Issue 4 2001Ingegerd Fagerberg RNT, MSocSci Caring for elderly patients is an undertaking for a majority of Swedish nurses in different health-care sectors. The purpose of the study was to understand how nurses experienced the meaning of caring for elderly patients after 2 years as Registered Nurses. Interviews were conducted with 20 nurses 2 years after graduation. Data were analysed with a phenomenological,hermeneutic method and resulted in two themes: (i) providing the elderly with a sense of trust; and (ii) commitment to elderly patients. Each theme was made up of four subthemes, expressing both positive and negative aspects. Caring for the elderly means that the core of caring is in focus. Nurses need a supportive context for their care of the elderly, especially when they experience that they or their staff cannot provide the optimal quality of care for the patients. [source] Nurses' experiences of caring encounters with older people living in Swedish nursing homesINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING, Issue 1 2006Lars Westin MNSc Aim., The aim of the study was to describe and interpret the meaning of nurses' experiences of caring encounters with residents in nursing homes. Background., Life for residents in nursing homes can be characterized as a process of decreased physical and psychological resources. Therefore, encounters with nurses are important activities for providing meaning and security for the residents. Research in this field has previously focused on communication, attitudes and job satisfaction, but gives limited knowledge about what the human encounters in this context mean for the nurses. Method., A hermeneutic method was used in this study. Interviews were conducted with 14 nurses from two nursing homes about their experiences of caring encounters. The transcribed interview texts were interpreted as a whole. Results., In the interpretation of the text concerning the meaning of nurses' experiences of encounters with resident's four themes and 11 subthemes emerged. The comprehensive interpretation mainly showed possible ways available being present, being significant and being aware of opportunities for the nurse to find meaning in the encounter with the resident, but impossible ways as being inadequately were also revealed. Conclusion., This study shows the importance of caring encounters between nurses and residents in nursing homes. The good encounters provide various possible ways for nurses to find meaning and a sense of communion with residents. However, bad encounters, described as being inadequate, were found to inhibit nurses from finding meaning in their encounters with residents. Relevance to clinical practice., Meeting the needs of older people in nursing homes requires special knowledge about the importance of the caring encounter. Therefore, nurses in this care context need supervision and continuous education in order to gain relevant knowledge about the meaning of caring encounters for themselves and residents. [source] ,The everlasting trial of strength and patience': transitions in home care nursing as narrated by patients and family membersJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 6 2001Dip NEd, Eva Efraimsson MSc ,,The aim of this study was to describe and interpret patients' and their family members' lived experiences of caring at home. Twelve tape-recorded narratives, with seven patients and five family members, were interpreted in accordance with a phenomenological,hermeneutic method inspired by Ricoeur. ,,The findings revealed life situations where natural caring was changed into patient,care-giver relations and the home became a public room. The patients had to deal with decreased abilities and the family members with adjusting to caring needs. ,,The changes in the life situations were interpreted as long lasting and trying transitions. ,,Implications for nursing and further research are proposed. [source] Patients' experience of involuntary psychiatric care: good opportunities and great lossesJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 6 2002I. M. JOHANSSON RN Patients who are involuntary admitted to psychiatric care are extremely vulnerable as a consequence of the control from others, and of the personal limitations due to a psychiatric disease that can influence their own control of their lives. This group of patients are seldom asked about their experiences of being cared for. In this study five involuntary hospitalized psychiatric patients narrated their experience of being subjected to involuntary psychiatric care. The aim of the study was to obtain a deeper understanding of this experience. The interview text was analysed by means of a phenomenological hermeneutic method. The result of the analysis gave a complex picture of both support and violation. On the one hand experiences of not being seen or heard, of loss of liberty and of violation of integrity were found. On the other hand, there were experiences of respect and caring and opportunities to take responsibility for oneself were offered. Being treated involuntarily in psychiatric care was interpreted as a balancing act between good opportunities and great losses. [source] | ||||||||||