Grieving a personal loss.

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Phenomenology
• Grief Studies

Background:

• Grief is a complex human experience requiring deeper understanding.
• Parse's theory of nursing provides a framework for exploring lived experiences.
• Existing research may not fully capture the nuanced structure of personal grief.

Purpose of the Study:

• To uncover the structure of the lived experience of grieving a personal loss.
• To utilize Parse's research methodology and Parse's theory of nursing.
• To contribute to the knowledge base on grief and Parse's nursing theory.

Main Methods:

• Employed Parse's research methodology.
• Conducted dialogical engagement with four participants experiencing personal loss.
• Utilized extraction-synthesis to derive the structure of the lived experience.

Main Results:

• The structure of grieving involves intense struggling within the flux of change.
• A shifting perspective fosters moving beyond the present moment.
• This includes dwelling with and apart from absent presences and cherished memories.

Conclusions:

• The study enhances understanding of the grieving process.
• It expands Parse's theory of nursing by illustrating its application.
• Demonstrates the value of Parse's methodology for uncovering lived experience meaning.