Listening to Patients: A Phenomenological Approach to Nursing Research and Practice

Book info: Listening to Patients: A Phenomenological Approach to Nursing Research and Practice (Hardcover, 312 pages) – Springer Publishing Company, 2001. Language: English.

This book fills not only a gap but a wide cavern....I can not think of a better way for neophyte nurses to engage the human experiences and perspectives of their patients, nor can I think of a more relevant and comprehensive explanation of the philosophy and methods of existential phenomenology for seasoned researchers, scientists, and theoreticians."--Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud, PhD, RN, FAAN, UCLA School of Nursing

While addressing a wide readership, this book focuses particularly on the nurse clinician and student, demonstrating how a humanistic philosophy and research methodology has the potential to illuminate the deeper meanings of health crises and universal human experiences like pain and spiritual distress.

Sandra P. Thomas, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Nursing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Howard R. Pollio, PhD, is Alumni Professor of Psychology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.