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A case in point? A parasuicide patient's recollections of being nursed: A discourse analysis

Kristy Morse
Registered Nurse, School of Nursing, Flinders University, Adelaide SA

PP: 234

Abstract

This paper highlights the recollections of being nursed from the perspective of a patient (Gabby) admitted to a general medical ward after attempting suicide. A discourse analysis was used to discuss the way in which Gabby was nursed, enabling identification of the social structure which supports the nurse–patient relationship. This research evolved with the realisation that the point of view of parasuicide patients was primarily absent within nursing literature. Inattention within the literature was later replicated by Gabby's expressions of inadequate interaction between nurses and parasuicide patients.

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discourse analysis, parasuicide, nurse–patient relationship, patient's experience

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