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Ethics: working with the stories nurses tell

G Fairbairn, D Mead

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |April 21, 1993
    PubMed
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    Storytelling offers a valuable educational and therapeutic approach in nursing, helping nurses navigate complex ethical and moral challenges through personal narratives. This method encourages reflection and processing of experiences.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Healthcare Ethics
    • Qualitative Research

    Background:

    • Nursing's emphasis on scientific rigor may overshadow traditional methods like storytelling.
    • Nurses face significant ethical and moral dilemmas in their practice.
    • Personal narratives can be a powerful tool for processing complex experiences.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the potential of storytelling as an educational and therapeutic technique in nursing.
    • To present a developed method for encouraging nurses to write and share their experiences.
    • To facilitate nurses' engagement with ethical and moral issues through narrative.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a method to encourage nurses to write and tell their own stories.
    • Focus on personal experiences to address ethical and moral challenges.
    • Qualitative approach centered on narrative and reflection.

    Main Results:

    • Storytelling can be a viable method for nurses to process challenging ethical and moral situations.
    • Encouraging nurses to share personal stories fosters self-reflection and coping mechanisms.
    • The developed method provides a framework for utilizing narrative in nursing.

    Conclusions:

    • Storytelling should be reconsidered as a valuable educational and therapeutic tool in nursing.
    • Narrative approaches can help nurses confront and manage ethical complexities.
    • Further exploration of storytelling's role in nursing practice and education is warranted.

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