Bibliography: leaves 226-236. / xiii, 236 leaves, 1 leaf of plate : [1] col ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A study which examines the healing experiences of a group of people from a Victorian Community devastated by the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfire. Using a theoretical framework of constructionism the study identifies amongst those interviewed an 'ecological postmodern cosmology.' This is used to formulate ideas about how this cosmology could inform nurses' work enabling them to create an environment of care and compassion. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 1996