Stories seldom told: paediatric nurses` experiences of caring for hospitalized children with special needs and their families. Ford, Karen and Turner, de Sales 2001, Stories seldom told: paediatric nurses` experiences of caring for hospitalized children with special needs and their families., Journal of advanced nursing, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 288-295. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Stories seldom told: paediatric nurses` experiences of caring for hospitalized children with special needs and their families. Author(s) Ford, Karen Turner, de Sales Journal name Journal of advanced nursing Volume number 33 Issue number 3 Start page 288 End page 295 Publisher Blackwell Science Place of publication London, England Publication date 2001 ISSN 0309-2402 1365-2648 Keyword(s) nursing children families relationships caring hermeneutic phenomenology feminist research Summary Stories seldom told: paediatric nurses' experiences of caring for hospitalized children with special needs and their families Aims of the study. This study explored paediatric nurses' experiences of caring for children with special needs and their families in an acute care setting. The aim of the study was to increase understanding of nurses' experiences of caring for these children and their families. The study was designed to reveal the caring practices embedded within these relationships through exploring nurses' stories. Study design/methods. Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenology and feminist research principles were the approaches used to guide the study. Interviews were held with experienced paediatric nurses and interpretation of interview transcripts using a Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach resulted in the identification of four themes. Findings. The four themes revealed were: Special Relationships; Multiple Dimensions of Who is Expert; Development of Trust Between Nurses and Families; and Feelings of Frustration and Guilt. Conclusions. The study emphasized the context-specific nature of relationships between nurses and children and their families. The nurses spoke about the difficulties they encountered in their practice and some of the ways that they dealt with these problems. They discussed the things that they valued and those that made them feel guilty and frustrated. In doing so, they revealed their warmth, strength, humanity and caring. Notes Published Online: 7 Jul 2008 Language eng Field of Research 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2001, Blackwell Science Ltd Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30006432 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:18:54 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 07:55:35 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 10:16:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 45 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 620 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 31 Jul 2008, 10:38:11 EST