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Attentively Embracing Story: a middle-range theory with practice and research implications
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice
|January 11, 2000
Summary
This study introduces the Attentively Embracing Story theory, a method for connecting with oneself through intentional dialogue to foster well-being. It offers a new framework for nursing practice and research.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Theory
- Middle-Range Theory
- Humanistic Psychology
Background:
- Neomodernist and simultaneity paradigms inform the theory's development.
- Theory emerged from shared practice and research experiences.
- Grounded in existing story literature.
Observation:
- Attentively embracing story involves connecting with self-in-relation.
- Intentional dialogue is central to the process.
- The outcome is the creation of ease and well-being.
Findings:
- A middle-range theory of Attentively Embracing Story is described.
- Theory links practice and research encounters to story literature.
- Facilitates human growth and change.
Implications:
- Provides a guide for nursing practice, particularly for clients with hypertension.
- Offers research implications for vulnerable populations, such as pregnant adolescents.
- Encourages critical examination by the nursing community for advancing humanistic care.