title: Self-transcendence: a concept analysis for nursing praxis.
abstract: Self-transcendence is a quality inherent in every human being. This process toward personal transformation is instrumental in finding true meaning and purpose in life. When faced with adversity, self-transcendence can be a powerful coping strategy. Clarity of this concept will assist nurses in providing holistic interventions that promote and facilitate self-transcendence.
authors.affiliation: Hightstown Medical Associates, East Windsor, New Jersey, USA. Bet3079@verizon.net
authors.forename: M Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003243:Consciousness; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012649:Self Concept; D029181:Spirituality; D019452:Terminally Ill