The shining stranger. Nurse-family spiritual relationship.
The purpose of this study was to uncover, through nurses' and families' descriptions of their hospice experience, the elements comprising the nurse-family spiritual relationship. Findings were synthesized into five themes: nurses' ways of being, nurses' ways of doing, nurses' ways of knowing, ways of receiving and giving, and ways of welcoming a stranger. Results indicated that the nurse-family spiritual relationship is mutual and dialogic, and fosters spiritual growth for both nurses and families. Implications for nursing practice and theory are discussed.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Denver 80262.
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D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D006738:Hospices; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012068:Religion and Medicine