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Dossey, Barbara

doi:10.1097/00004650-198905000-00002

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“…The nursing literature supports these experiences of the participants in similar ways, for example, the use of the self as an instrument of healing (McKivergen & Daubenmire 1994 ) and the gift of self (Osterman & Schwartz-Barcott 1996 ). Dossey and Keegan ( 2016 ) argued that powerful healing could be facilitated, even whilst engaging in task-orientated nursing activities, through caring presence. Furthermore, several studies support the finding that patient-centred care is an important principle that underpins caring presence (Kostovich & Clementi 2014 ; Mohammadipour et al 2017 ).…”

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Here and now: Lived experiences of professional nurses practising caring presence in a rural public hospital in the North West Province, South Africa

Hobbs

Plessis

Benadé

2020

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: Practising caring presence is recognised as an important nursing intervention indispensable to high-quality, patient-centred care. An awareness of the real world of professional nurses (PNs) practising caring presence will assist in expanding and supporting the existing literature on the same. A clear and rich description of what the concept of caring presence entails within the unique South African nursing context may guide nurses in the art of this nursing skill, enhance their professionalism and facilitate the formulation of recommendations on how to encourage nurses to implement the practice of caring presence within nursing.Aim: This study explored and described the lived experiences of PNs practising caring presence in a rural public hospital.Setting: The study setting was a 120-bed, level-two district hospital in the North West Province of South Africa.Methods: A descriptive phenomenological method, specifically Husserl’s approach, informed this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 PNs. Data were coded and analysed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method.Results: Five themes emerged from the data analysis: professional caring presence, ethical caring presence, personal caring presence, healing caring presence and what caring presence is not.Conclusion: Professional nurses experience practising caring presence as professionally and personally fulfilling, as an expression of their passion for the profession, as a way of portraying ethical care, as a willingness to be personally present and as a healing experience that involves commitment and taking care of patients holistically. Unprofessional, unethical behaviour and depersonalisation of patients were indicated as uncaring behaviour.

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Here and now: Lived experiences of professional nurses practising caring presence in a rural public hospital in the North West Province, South Africa

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Plessis

Benadé

2020

Health SA Gesondheid

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“…Each question was answered on a 1- to 5-point rating scale with daily being the highest and none being the lowest score. To validate the content of the subscale, only items contained within the core values of holistic nursing were included (Dossey & Keegan, 2013; McElligot, 2013). The Health Needs and Interests subscale was adopted from the free sample Needs and Interest Survey by Wellness Councils of America (2005) and modified to reflect the purpose of the study.…”

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“…In this study, the terms self-care, self-healing , and caring for self are used interchangeably. Self-care is defined as “practice of engaging in health related activities and using health-promoting behaviors to adopt a healthier lifestyle and enhance wellness” (Dossey & Keegan, 2013, p. 828). Self-care and healing can be accomplished through a process of accessing one’s own inner power to create health (Schneider, 2014).…”

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Nurses as Instruments of Healing

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“…The choice of a multimodal intervention (duration: 55 min) was based on an evidence-based literature review, its superiority to unidimensional approaches,23 the recommendations of the American Holistic Nurses Association24 and a successful pilot 20. According to the UK Medical Research Council guidance for complex intervention trials,25 development of the protocol included extensive theoretical work,10 two systematic reviews,18 26 modelling of outcomes, extensive consultations with groups of experts, one small feasibility and acceptability pilot (n=10 participants) and one larger pilot (n=60)20 and consultation with pilot participants and patients’ representatives.…”

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Relaxation for Critically ill Patient Outcomes andStress-coping Enhancement (REPOSE): a protocol for a pilot randomised trial of an integrative intervention to improve critically ill patients’ delirium and related outcomes

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IntroductionDelirium is a common complication of critical illness, associated with negative patient outcomes. Preventive or therapeutic interventions are mostly ineffective. Although relaxation-inducing approaches may benefit critically ill patients, no well-designed studies target delirium prevention as a primary outcome. The objective of this study is to assess feasibility and treatment effect estimates of a multimodal integrative intervention incorporating relaxation, guided imagery and moderate pressure touch massage for prevention of critical illness delirium and for related outcomes.Methods and analysisRandomised, controlled, single-blinded trial with two parallel groups (1:1 allocation: intervention and standard care) and stratified randomisation (age (18–64 years and ≥65 years) and presence of trauma) with blocking, involving 104 patients with Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC): 0–3 recruited from two academic intensive care units (ICUs). Intervention group participants receive the intervention in addition to standard care for up to five consecutive days (or until transfer/discharge); control group participants receive standard care and a sham intervention. We will assess predefined feasibility outcomes, that is, recruitment rates and protocol adherence. The primary clinical outcome is incidence of delirium (ICDSC ≥4). Secondary outcomes include pain scores, inflammatory biomarkers, heart rate variability, stress and quality of life (6 weeks and 4 months) post-ICU discharge. Feasibility measures will be analysed descriptively, and outcomes will be analysed longitudinally. Estimates of effects will be calculated.Ethics and disseminationThe study has received approval from the Human Research Ethics Board, University of Alberta. Results will inform the design of a future multicentre trial.Trial registration number NCT02905812; Pre-results.

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Here and now: Lived experiences of professional nurses practising caring presence in a rural public hospital in the North West Province, South Africa

Here and now: Lived experiences of professional nurses practising caring presence in a rural public hospital in the North West Province, South Africa

Nurses as Instruments of Healing

Relaxation for Critically ill Patient Outcomes andStress-coping Enhancement (REPOSE): a protocol for a pilot randomised trial of an integrative intervention to improve critically ill patients’ delirium and related outcomes

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