The Use And Intended Outcomes Of Presence: A Focus Group Study

Keywords

Client satisfaction; nurse-client relationship; outcomes; phenomenology; presence

Abstract

PURPOSE: To explore and understand the use and intended outcomes of presence from the perspective of and as experienced by nurses. METHODS: Twenty-seven nurses participated in one of four focus groups. Data were analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological method. FINDINGS: Four themes emerged: (1) therapeutic communication; (2) nurse well-being; (3) dimensions of presence; and (4) intention to improve client outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Presence was described as a multidimensional intervention that required therapeutic communication and nurse well-being with the intention of improving client outcomes. Study findings provide evidence of the significance of presence in the face of human interaction that is shifting to virtual, impersonal communication.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge

Volume

29

Issue

1

Number of Pages

59-65

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12153

Socpus ID

84983656514 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84983656514

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