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Understanding experience in nursing.

¹Acute Care Nursing, University of Canberra and Canberra Hospital, Woden Act, Australia. paul.arbon@act.gov.au

Journal of Clinical Nursing

|January 16, 2004

Summary

Experienced nurses develop unique practice through life experiences and finding personal meaning. A broader view of experience, including individual differences, is crucial for nursing education and practice.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Research
Qualitative Research
Phenomenology

Background:

Reviews research on experienced nurses' life stories.
Examines links between life experience, meaning-making, and nursing knowledge development.
Investigates the influence of these factors on nurses' characteristics and clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

Critically examines dominant nursing perspectives on experience.
Advocates for a holistic understanding of nursing experience.
Integrates nurses' life contexts, relationships, and personal care philosophies.

Main Methods:

Literature review of qualitative studies.
Analysis of nurse narratives and life stories.
Synthesis of theoretical frameworks on experience and knowledge.

Main Results:

Nursing discourse highly values clinical experience but lacks deep understanding.
Becoming an experienced nurse is a dynamic interplay of experience, meaning, and lived reality.
Individual differences in understanding nursing practice are often overlooked.

Conclusions:

A more inclusive understanding of experience is needed in nursing.
Recognizing individual differences enhances nursing practice and education.
Personal meaning derived from life experiences shapes expert nursing.

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