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| Conveying compassion through attention to the essential ordinary | | Author(s) | Beth Perry |
| Journal title | Nursing Older People, vol 21, no 6, July 2009 |
| Pages | pp 14-21 |
| Source | http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk |
| Keywords | Nursing ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Nurses ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Compassion is a hallmark of nursing; but how is it communicated? The author presents findings of a Canadian study of a purposive sample of seven nurses, who describe some practical actions they have used to show compassion to older people in long-term care facilities. Data from unstructured interviews and participant observations were analysed and themes identified. The overarching theme identified was attention to the essential ordinary, with two sub-themes being attention to the little things and "keeping the promise to never abandon". Paying attention to the little things, and the resulting patient-centred approach that this care provided, seemed to send a message to patients that they had value. When nurses were able to enhance the esteem of patients in this way, they also found meaning in their work and a sense of professional fulfilment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090730201 A |
| Classmark | LQ: TOB: QTE: 3DP: 7S |
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