TY - JOUR
T1 - The caring moment and the green-thumb phenomenon among Swedish nurses
AU - Jensen, Kirsten Pryds
AU - Bäck-Pettersson, Siv
AU - Segesten, K
PY - 1993/4
Y1 - 1993/4
N2 - People who have a special gift for gardening are sometimes described as having a green thumb. Likewise, some nurses have a green thumb for nursing. The aims of this study were to identify and describe the characteristics of green-thumb nurses and of caring situations. A descriptive-exploratory design was used, and 16 nurses, recruited by their superiors, participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that the green-thumb nurse is competent, compassionate, and courageous. The essence of the caring moment was identified as the green-thumb nurse's ability to act on the spur of the moment, using her competence, compassion, and courage
AB - People who have a special gift for gardening are sometimes described as having a green thumb. Likewise, some nurses have a green thumb for nursing. The aims of this study were to identify and describe the characteristics of green-thumb nurses and of caring situations. A descriptive-exploratory design was used, and 16 nurses, recruited by their superiors, participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that the green-thumb nurse is competent, compassionate, and courageous. The essence of the caring moment was identified as the green-thumb nurse's ability to act on the spur of the moment, using her competence, compassion, and courage
KW - nursing
KW - Caring Moment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027616344&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/089431849300600210
DO - 10.1177/089431849300600210
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0894-3184
VL - 6
SP - 98
EP - 104
JO - Nursing Science Quarterly
JF - Nursing Science Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -