Nursing 1170A/B Lecture 10: 1170 week 10 - Reading

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 1170A/B
• Professor: Kim Jackson

Document Summary

He(cid:373)sley, m. s. , glass, n. , & watso(cid:374), j. (cid:894)2006(cid:895). Taki(cid:374)g the eagle"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449): usi(cid:374)g watso(cid:374)"s co(cid:374)ceptual model to investigate the extraordinary and transformative experiences of nurse healers. Nursing practice, 20(2), 85-94: watso(cid:374)"s (cid:272)ari(cid:374)g-healing vision of nursing was seen as apt for an inquiry into the inner journeys of healers. Methods: eleven nurses who had practiced as healers for a significant period were approached and asked to participate in this research. Results: the o(cid:448)erar(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g the(cid:373)es ide(cid:374)tifies (cid:271)y this resear(cid:272)h (cid:449)as (cid:862)walki(cid:374)g 2 worlds(cid:863, what emerged strongly in the accounts of the nurse healers was that they lived and functioned, with varying degrees of facility, in more than 1 reality. 5 essential themes: belonging and connecting, opening to spirit, summoning, wounding and healing journey.