title: Establishing a mutual reality.
abstract: Nursing stories are a vehicle for sharing the uniqueness of the nurse-patient relationship. In this article, a nurse-patient engagement within an acute mental health inpatient unit is described and viewed through various lenses. Consideration is given to literature on reflective thinking. Each lens lends itself to exploring the reflective thinking that occurred for the author. The author's personal perspective on an ethic of care is presented.
authors.affiliation: Universal College of Learning, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013850:Thinking