title: Self-state of nurses in caring for SARS survivors.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze nurses' experiences of role strain when taking care of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We adopted an interpretive/ constructivist paradigm. Twenty-one nurses who had taken care of SARS patients were interviewed in focus groups. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The self-state of nurses during the SARS outbreak evolved into that of professional self as: (1) self-preservation; (2) self-mirroring; and (3) self-transcendence. The relationship between self-state and reflective practice is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Lih-Nong St, Taipei (112), Taiwan, ROC. hhchiang@ym.edu.tw
authors.forename: Hsien-Hsien
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Mei-Bih
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: I-Ling
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Sue
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004645:Empathy; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D012938:Social Perception; D013624:Taiwan; D013850:Thinking