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  • Extending the boundaries: autoethnography as an emergent method in mental health nursing research

    Author(s)
    Foster, Kim
    McAllister, Margaret
    O'Brien, Louise
    Griffith University Author(s)
    McAllister, Margaret M.
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    An exploration of the 'self' is generally considered a fundamental and necessary place from which to commence practice as a mental health nurse. Self-awareness and attention to one's own feelings, thoughts, and experiences can contribute to the therapeutic use of self in effective provision of mental health nursing care. This purposeful use of self, inherent in the role of the mental health nurse, may also be seen as synchronous to the role of the qualitative researcher who seeks to uncover the meaning of others' experiences. Autoethnography is a qualitative research method that connects the researcher's personal self to the ...
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    An exploration of the 'self' is generally considered a fundamental and necessary place from which to commence practice as a mental health nurse. Self-awareness and attention to one's own feelings, thoughts, and experiences can contribute to the therapeutic use of self in effective provision of mental health nursing care. This purposeful use of self, inherent in the role of the mental health nurse, may also be seen as synchronous to the role of the qualitative researcher who seeks to uncover the meaning of others' experiences. Autoethnography is a qualitative research method that connects the researcher's personal self to the broader cultural context. Evocative writing, where the writer shares personal stories on their experiences, is used to extend understanding of a particular social issue. This paper will argue how this emerging method in social science research is of particular relevance to mental health nursing research and practice.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1445-8330
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00402.x
    Subject
    Nursing
    Public Health and Health Services
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27553
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