Caring presence: providing a safe space for patients.
Previously explored as separate phenomena, this phenomenological-hermeneutic study integrated caring and presence with the experience of caring presence described within the context of a shared nurse practitioner-patient relationship. The results suggest that caring presence is (1) mutual trust and sharing; (2) transcending connectedness; and (3) experience. Research related to caring presence within the nurse practitioner-patient relationship in the context of a managed care outpatient system provides another basis from which to develop nursing knowledge that guides practice within the boundaries of and barriers to care in the technologic world of healthcare.
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Colorado West Recovery Services, Grand Junction, CO 81503, USA. kcoving@email.uophx.edu
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing; D003120:Colorado; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust