A story: nursing-damaged lives.
This paper presents a story that captures forever a 'difficult', 'horrible' but in many respects totally 'normal' nursing moment. It is a short story of only one person's reality. On that fateful night in which many lives were changed forever, there were, of course, many realities, all of which hold their own truth. This tale is offered in the spirit of sharing and in the hope that others may find it useful. I believe that 'story telling' allows us to revisit and review our practice. In doing so, stories facilitate the discovery of nursing knowledge and the self. Ultimately this contributes to the development of expert practice. Nursing stories, then, become an excellent medium for nursing inquiry, from both an academic and a clinical perspective.
Fenwick
J
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Midwifery Practice and Research Centre, SESAHS, St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. jfenwick@mpx.com.au
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000786:Anger; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012650:Self Disclosure