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Self-State of Nurses in Caring for Sars Survivors

Hsien-Hsien Chiang

Faculty of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Lih-Nong St, Taipei (112), Taiwan, ROC, Tel: +886 2 2826 7284; Fax: +886 2 2820 2487hhchiang{at}ym.edu.tw

Mei-Bih Chen

I-Ling Sue

Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

The aim of this study was to analyze nurses' experiences of role strain when taking care of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We adopted an interpretive/constructivist paradigm. Twenty-one nurses who had taken care of SARS patients were interviewed in focus groups. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The self-state of nurses during the SARS outbreak evolved into that of professional self as: (1) self-preservation; (2) self-mirroring; and (3) self-transcendence. The relationship between self-state and reflective practice is discussed.

Key Words: ethical practice • focus group • nurse • SARS • self-state

Nursing Ethics, Vol. 14, No. 1, 18-26 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007071353
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