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Nursing on the caring edge: metaphorical vignettes.
1School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver.
ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|October 1, 1987
Summary
This study explores the profound, expressive aspects of nursing care. It highlights how these elements contribute to nursing's unique role in human consciousness and healthcare evolution.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare
- Human Consciousness Studies
Background:
- Nursing's role extends beyond clinical tasks.
- Caring is a fundamental, yet often tacit, aspect of nursing practice.
- Understanding the expressive elements of care is crucial for healthcare advancement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore enduring truths in nursing.
- To depict the tacit and expressive elements of caring in nursing.
- To illustrate nursing's evolutionary edge in healthcare and society.
Main Methods:
- Literary analysis.
- Poetic metaphoretical vignettes.
- Qualitative exploration of expressive elements in nursing.
Main Results:
- Literary and poetic vignettes effectively depict tacit nursing care.
- Expressive caring elements provide nursing with an evolutionary advantage.
- Nursing's unique contribution to human consciousness is highlighted.
Conclusions:
- Nursing's expressive and tacit dimensions are vital.
- These elements position nursing at the forefront of healthcare evolution.
- Nursing significantly impacts societal and human consciousness development.