Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 17, 2026

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Caring presence in practice: facilitating an appreciative discourse in nursing
1INSINQ Research Focus Area, School of Nursing Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Aim:
To report on an appreciation of caring presence practised by nurses in South Africa in order to facilitate an appreciative discourse in nursing and a return to caring values and attitudes.
Background:
Appreciative reports on caring presence are often overlooked. Media may provide a platform for facilitating appreciation for caring presence practised by nurses. Such an appreciation may foster further practice of caring presence and re-ignite a caring ethos in nursing.
Introduction:
This article provides an appreciative discourse on caring presence in nursing in the form of examples of caring presence practised by nurses.
Method:
An anecdotal approach was followed. Social media, namely narratives on caring presence shared by nurses on a Facebook page, and formal media, namely news reports in which nurses are appreciated for their efforts, were used. Deductive content analysis was applied to analyse the narratives and news reports in relation to a definition of caring presence and types of caring presence.
Findings:
The analysis of the narratives and news reports resulted in an appreciative discourse in which examples of nurses practising caring presence could be provided.
Discussion:
Examples of nurses practising caring presence could be found, and an appreciative discourse could be initiated.
Conclusion And Implications For Nursing Policy:
Appreciation ignites positive action and ownership of high-quality health care. Leadership should thus cultivate a culture of appreciating nurses, through using media, and encourage nurses to share how caring presence impact on quality in health care.
Related Concept Videos
Patient-centered Care
Techniques of therapeutic communication I: Active Listening, Sharing Observations, Validation, and Using Touch
Therapeutic communication is not the same as social interaction. Social interaction has no goal or purpose and consists of casual information sharing, whereas therapeutic communication has a plan or purpose for the conversation. Therapeutic...
Aims Of Nursing
Nursing Ethical Principles II
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...
Techniques of Therapeutic Communication II: Focusing, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
This therapeutic technique can also be used when a patient brings up pertinent information during a health-related conversation. The...
Accountability and Responsibility of a Nurse I
