title: Nurses as patients: the voyage of discovery.
abstract: To facilitate an enhanced understanding of the experience of being a patient, an inquiry was undertaken into the experience of nurses receiving nursing care when hospitalized. Using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, an exploration was undertaken of registered nurses' interpretations of their experiences of receiving nursing care, as described in their individual stories. By interpreting the text generated by the inquiry, it was possible to explore the uniqueness and commonalities of these experiences. This resulted in 10 themes that exemplified the nurses' experiences. The interpretation uncovered the voice of the nurse in the experience of being a patient, insight into how patients perceive being a patient and reflections by the nurse patients on quality nursing care. This research has provided insight into the value of the relationship between the nurse and the patient and insight into the significance of the nature of care delivery.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of South Australia, Australia. Zeitz@onaustralia.com.au
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zeitz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012803:Sick Role