title: Humanistic reflections of a research nurse in a longitudinal study: a personal essay.
abstract: The purpose of this paper, first, is to share my 'lived experience' as a research nurse, in a longitudinal survey design study, who followed lung cancer patients and their family caregivers throughout the illness duration. I embraced an overarching 'humanistic' philosophy to 'come to terms' with my intra- and interpersonal reactions arising from my role as a human research tool. These reactions were best captured by Paterson and Zderad's (1976) humanistic concepts of authenticity, vulnerability, relating, disclosure and enclosure, and presence. Second, I will describe how I dealt with these concepts within the context of a research nurse role.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lobchuk
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept