The aim of this study was to explore the phenomenon of feeling unsure as viewed from the humanbecoming school of thought. From the humanbecoming perspective feeling unsure is a universal lived experience of health and quality of life. The purposes of this study were to understand the lived experience of feeling unsure from the humanbecoming perspective, to enhance understanding of the lived experience of feeling unsure as an essence of health and quality of life, to discover the structure of the lived experience of feeling unsure, to add to the body of knowledge on the phenomenon of feeling unsure, and to contribute to expand the theory of humanbecoming. The Parse research methodology was used to guide this study and answer the question: Whqt is the structure of the lived experience of feeling unsure? Ten persons living in community accepted to participate in this study. The processes of dialogical engagement, extraction-synthesis, and heuristic interpretation we re used for data gathering and analysis. The central finding of this study is Feeling unsure is wavering irresolutely with discerning ponderings arising in venturing with trepidations, while revering alliances. The findings of this study emerged as new knowledge that extend the theory of humanbecoming and enhance the understanding of the lived experience of feeling unsure.

I takt med att behovet av organ ökar utförs det fler organtransplantationer varje år. För att kunna få ett nytt organ innebär det för många att någon annan avlider under de omständigheterna så att organen kan doneras, och framförallt att viljan att donera sina organ finns från den avlidne eller dess anhöriga. Ett beslut som kan ge flera andra livet tillbaka. Transplantationsprocessen är lång och slutar inte när det nya organet är transplanterat, förutom livslång medicinering kan många tankar och frågor uppstå. Syftet med studien var att beskriva patienters upplevelser att leva med ett organ från en avliden donator. Studien genomfördes som en allmän litteraturstudie där tio resultatartiklar som svarade till studiens syfte granskades och sammanställdes, vilket resulterade i fem teman; Upplevelser av tacksamhet, Upplevelser av ansvar inför donator, Upplevelser av ett förändrat själv, Upplevelser av skuld samt Upplevelser av sorg. Huvudfynden i resultatet var att mottagarna upplevde en förändring av sig själva efter transplantationen samt upplevelser av tacksamhet över att ha fått en andra chans i livet. För att hantera förändringen krävs det hjälp och förståelse från sjukvården. Större förståelse kring mottagares upplevelser efter transplantationen med organ från en avliden donator behövs för att bättre kunna bemöta deras behov. / The need for organ transplants has risen considerably, that is why there are more organ transplants carried out each year. To acquire a new organ means for many that somebody has to die during circumstances that an organ can be donated and the donor or their relatives must have a will to donate their organ. The transplant process is long and doesn't end when the new organ is transplanted, in addition to lifelong medication there can be many thoughts and questions that can arise. The purpose of this study was to describe the patients experience to live with an organ from a deceased donor. The study was carried out like a general literature study. The ten resulting articles were assessed, compiled and resulted in the following five themes: Experience of gratefulness, Experience of responsibility to the donator, Experience of a changed self, Experience of guilt and Experience of grief. The main findings from the study is that the recipient experiences a change in their self and experience of gratefulness. A wider understanding around the recipient experiences after a transplant with an organ from a deceased donor, where personal treatment is needed to support the requirements.

This study examined the meaning of feeling fearful for nurses entering community/public health (C/PH) nursing. Nurses are entering the C/PH workforce with less experience and education than ever before, and may feel afraid or fearful in their jobs. Additionally, the autonomous nature of C/PH nursing poses significant challenges for this population such as fear of isolation and/ or abandonment. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explicate the meaning of feeling fearful for new C/PH health nurses. Ten nurses with up to 2 years of C/PH experience volunteered for this study. The research questions were guided by the humanbecoming theory and its objectives. The 3 objectives were to describe the significance of feeling fearful; rhythmical patterns of relating connected to feeling fearful; and the concerns, plans, hopes, and dreams related to feeling fearful. Participants provided narratives via face-to-face and telephone interviews. Data were analyzed using manual coding, analysis-synthesis, and were documented in humanbecoming language. The findings revealed a feeling of fear as a disquieting unease arising with the unforeseen, with unpredictable affiliations surfacing amid diverse encounters, and as pondering possibilities arise with potent assuredness. These findings may influence positive social change by providing an opportunity for hospital administrators, nursing faculty, and public health agencies to dialogue about fearful experiences that new C/PH nurses encounter. Moreover, this study could stimulate ideas that foster nonthreatening learning environments in academic nursing programs, C/PH orientations, and nursing residencies.

This dissertation presents a Parsesciencing study of the universal humanuniverse living experience of feeling pulled in different directions. Concept inventing reveals feeling pulled in different directions as pondering inspirations surfaces with desire amid tenuous integrity in a whirling inertia of possibility. Personal foreknowings illuminate feeling pulled in different directions as aw(e)ful delight surfaces with the struggles of taking a bearing along an unfolding, diverging way. Stories of ten historians, as presented and heuristically interpreted through several levels of abstraction, reveal feeling pulled in different directions as constrained vigor surfaces with wavering amid cherished potentials which is transmogrified as restricted endeavoring surfaces with capricious yearning. Core ideas of constrained vigor and wavering with cherished potentials are discussed in relation to extant literature. To inspire future inquiry, new knowings of this Parsesciencing are discussed in relation to nursing education, research, and care. / Graduate / 2022-12-31

Le dévoilement de sa séropositivité représente une préoccupation quotidienne des femmes vivant avec le VIH, complexifié par la stigmatisation. L'état des connaissances demeure très fragmenté : les études révèlent des patterns (à qui les femmes dévoilent et à quelle fréquence), les raisons pour dévoiler ou non, les conséquences positives et négatives ainsi que les facteurs liés au dévoilement, limitant une compréhension globale du phénomène. Inspirée de la toile de fond de Parse (1998, 2003), cette présente étude visait à décrire et à mieux comprendre l'expérience du dévoilement, telle que perçue par des femmes vivant avec le VIH nées au Québec. La méthode phénoménologique a été privilégiée afin de recueillir des données auprès de sept participantes, par la tenue d’une entrevue semi structurée. L’analyse des données a reposé sur deux activités de recherche proposées par van Manen (1997), soit la réflexion et l’écriture, permettant d’identifier les sept thèmes suivants : 1) Se respecter tout en considérant les confidents ; 2) Ressentir l’appréhension; 3) Exercer un contrôle pour assurer une protection; 4) S’engager délibérément dans une démarche de révélation-dissimulation; 5) S’exposer au contexte social stigmatisant empreint d’exclusion; 6) Souffrir intérieurement; 7) Bénéficier des retombées positives de sa décision. Ces thèmes ont contribué à la formulation de l’essence du phénomène étudié soit : vivre l’ambivalence d’une démarche paradoxale de révélation-dissimulation, au cœur d’une souffrance profonde intensifiée par la stigmatisation, tout en s’enrichissant des bienfaits recueillis. Il est permis de croire que ces résultats puissent avoir des retombées positives pour guider la pratique infirmière autour du soutien aux femmes dans leur expérience de dévoilement. / Disclosure of seropositivity is a constant concern in women living with HIV; a situation further complicated by social stigma. Knowledge on this topic remains fragmented. Studies show certain patterns –such as to whom and how often women disclose this information–, the reasons for disclosure, the positive and negative consequences as well as the predisposing factors of disclosure, all of which limit the global understanding of this phenomenon. Inspired by Parse’s nursing theory (1998, 2003), the purpose of this study is to describe and gain a better understanding of the experience of disclosing the information of being seropositive as perceived by Quebec-born women living with HIV. The phenomenological method was chosen for data collection from seven participants through a semi-structured interview. Data analysis rested on two research activities suggested by van Manen (1997): reflection and writing, which allowed identification of the following seven themes: 1) Having self-respect while choosing confidants; 2) Feeling apprehension; 3) Exercising control to ensure protection; 4) Deliberately engaging in a process of revealing-concealing; 5) Exposing oneself to stigma and social exclusion; 6) Internal suffering; 7) Benefiting from the positive effects of such a decision. These themes contributed to the formulation of the essence of the phenomenon which can be read as such: Living the ambivalence of a paradoxical process of revealing-concealing, within a profound suffering intensified by stigma, while being enriched by the benefits attained. We believe that these results could have positive effects to guide nursing practice in supporting women during their experience of disclosure.

Le dévoilement de sa séropositivité représente une préoccupation quotidienne des femmes vivant avec le VIH, complexifié par la stigmatisation. L'état des connaissances demeure très fragmenté : les études révèlent des patterns (à qui les femmes dévoilent et à quelle fréquence), les raisons pour dévoiler ou non, les conséquences positives et négatives ainsi que les facteurs liés au dévoilement, limitant une compréhension globale du phénomène. Inspirée de la toile de fond de Parse (1998, 2003), cette présente étude visait à décrire et à mieux comprendre l'expérience du dévoilement, telle que perçue par des femmes vivant avec le VIH nées au Québec. La méthode phénoménologique a été privilégiée afin de recueillir des données auprès de sept participantes, par la tenue d’une entrevue semi structurée. L’analyse des données a reposé sur deux activités de recherche proposées par van Manen (1997), soit la réflexion et l’écriture, permettant d’identifier les sept thèmes suivants : 1) Se respecter tout en considérant les confidents ; 2) Ressentir l’appréhension; 3) Exercer un contrôle pour assurer une protection; 4) S’engager délibérément dans une démarche de révélation-dissimulation; 5) S’exposer au contexte social stigmatisant empreint d’exclusion; 6) Souffrir intérieurement; 7) Bénéficier des retombées positives de sa décision. Ces thèmes ont contribué à la formulation de l’essence du phénomène étudié soit : vivre l’ambivalence d’une démarche paradoxale de révélation-dissimulation, au cœur d’une souffrance profonde intensifiée par la stigmatisation, tout en s’enrichissant des bienfaits recueillis. Il est permis de croire que ces résultats puissent avoir des retombées positives pour guider la pratique infirmière autour du soutien aux femmes dans leur expérience de dévoilement. / Disclosure of seropositivity is a constant concern in women living with HIV; a situation further complicated by social stigma. Knowledge on this topic remains fragmented. Studies show certain patterns –such as to whom and how often women disclose this information–, the reasons for disclosure, the positive and negative consequences as well as the predisposing factors of disclosure, all of which limit the global understanding of this phenomenon. Inspired by Parse’s nursing theory (1998, 2003), the purpose of this study is to describe and gain a better understanding of the experience of disclosing the information of being seropositive as perceived by Quebec-born women living with HIV. The phenomenological method was chosen for data collection from seven participants through a semi-structured interview. Data analysis rested on two research activities suggested by van Manen (1997): reflection and writing, which allowed identification of the following seven themes: 1) Having self-respect while choosing confidants; 2) Feeling apprehension; 3) Exercising control to ensure protection; 4) Deliberately engaging in a process of revealing-concealing; 5) Exposing oneself to stigma and social exclusion; 6) Internal suffering; 7) Benefiting from the positive effects of such a decision. These themes contributed to the formulation of the essence of the phenomenon which can be read as such: Living the ambivalence of a paradoxical process of revealing-concealing, within a profound suffering intensified by stigma, while being enriched by the benefits attained. We believe that these results could have positive effects to guide nursing practice in supporting women during their experience of disclosure.

This descriptive, exploratory study framed within Parse’s theory of humanbecoming, addressed the research question: What is the meaning of persons’ experiences of keeping in touch with their loved ones who have died. Seven persons described their experiences of keeping in touch with their loved ones who had died. Study themes in the language of the participants were treasured events and signs give rise to lasting comfort while constant yet changing bonds come with turmoil and tranquility amid unfolding strength and confidence. Interpreted in the language of the researcher, study findings were written as cherished ciphers and occurrences engender solace as enduring-shifting ties abide with ease unease amid fortifying expansion. Study themes were linked primarily with theoretical concepts of valuing imaging, connecting-separating, and transforming. Findings were discussed in light of relevant literature, and possibilities for nursing practice, education, policy, and further research were offered.

Le phénomène d’intérêt de la présente étude était l’expérience vivante (living) de santé continuer dans les moments difficiles. Tout en étant un phénomène courant au point d’être universellement vécue, cette expérience n’a pas fait l’objet d’une attention par les praticiens et par les chercheurs. Lorsque questionnés sur le sujet, les praticiens dans le domaine de la santé reconnaissent l’importance et la pertinence du phénomène tout en avouant ne pas avoir de connaissances et ne pas échanger sur le sujet avec leurs patients ou d’autres, dont les membres des familles. Spontanément, l’expérience de continuer dans les moments difficiles évoque la persévérance dans des moments difficiles qui sont souffrants, tout en espérant le meilleur possible qui soit. Les premières observations sur des expériences qui se rapprochent du phénomène à l’étude sont présentées dans des études portant sur les concepts apparentés de persévérance, souffrance et espérance. Le but de cette étude était de dégager la structure des significations de l’expérience vivante de continuer dans les moments difficiles à partir de l’expérience de personnes qui ont décrit le phénomène et ce, afin d’en améliorer la compréhension. La présente étude se veut une contribution au développement de connaissances utiles aux professionnels qui souhaitent satisfaire les attentes exprimées par les personnes en matière de présence attentive au vécu avec leur santé. Ils peuvent ainsi favoriser la promotion des soins centrés sur la personne alors que celle-ci cherche à clarifier sa situation et à mobiliser ses ressources pour prendre des décisions et réaliser des activités au sujet de sa santé. La méthode de recherche Parse, qui est phénoménologique-herméneutique, a été utilisée pour répondre à la question de recherche : Quelle est la structure de l’expérience vivante de continuer dans les moments difficiles? Douze adultes vivant dans deux régions du Québec au Canada ont participé à cette étude. Les données ont été recueillies par engagement dialogique et ont été analysées avec les processus d’extraction-synthèse. Les résultats sont décrits à partir des verbatim synthétisés jusqu’à une abstraction conceptuelle au niveau de l’ontologie choisie. Des concepts centraux ont été proposés et joints en une structure afin de répondre à la question de recherche. Le résultat central de cette étude est la structure suivante : continuer dans les moments difficiles, c’est la fortitude résolue au sein des vicissitudes avec la quête équivoque du contentement alors qu’émerge un horizon élargi avec des alliances bienveillantes. Cette structure a été jointe à l’ontologie de l’Humaindevenant et aux écrits empiriques et autres. L’interprétation heuristique comprend des émergeants métaphoriques et une expression artistique qui offrent un point de vue différent sur les résultats. À travers des formes d’art, les résultats sont partagés avec tous les publics. Cette étude contribue aux connaissances en sciences infirmières, étend la portée de l’ontologie choisie et améliore la compréhension au sujet de continuer dans les moments difficiles, en la reconnaissant comme une expérience vivante universelle de santé alors que les personnes souhaitent entrevoir une ouverture aux possibles avec leur santé et leur qualité de vie. Enfin, les implications pour la recherche, pour la formation et pour la pratique infirmière sont présentées. / The purpose of this study was to enhance understanding of the living experience of health, continuing on during difficult times. While it is an everyday phenomenon that is universally experienced, it has not been under the attention of health practitioners and researchers. When inquired about this topic, health practitioners are recognizing the phenomenon’s significance and relevance while acknowledging a lack of knowledge and being silent about it when they are with their patients or others, such as family members. Spontaneously, the experience of continuing on during difficult times is reminiscent of persevering on during difficult times that make us suffer, while hoping for whatever could be the best possible. The first observations of experiences that are close to the phenomenon under study appeared in/were introduced in studies about persevering, suffering and, hoping. This study’s objective was to uncover the structure of meaning for the living experience of continuing on during difficult times, from the experience of persons who described it. This current study is a contribution to the development of a knowledge base that can be useful for health practitioners who wish to meet the persons’ expectations related to an attentive presence to their living experience of health. Hence, health practitioners may foster health promotion that is patient centered while the latter is seeking the clarification of his/her situation and mobilizing his/her resources in order to make decisions and implement health related activities. Parse’s phenomenological-hermeneutic research method was used to answer the research question : What is the structure of the living experience of continuing on during difficult times? Twelve adults living in two regions of Québec in Canada took part in the study. Data were collected through dialogical engagement and analysed through the extraction-synthesis processes. The descriptions of results came from the synthesized verbatim and up to the conceptual abstraction in the chosen ontology. Core concepts were identified and joined in a structure in order to answer the research question. The central result of this study is the following structure: continuing on during difficult times is the resolute fortitude amid vicissitudes with the equivoqual quest for contentment as an expanded horizon is emerging with benevolent alliances. This structure was joined to the humanbecoming ontology and extant literature. The heuristic interpretation includes some metaphorical emergings and an artistic expression that offer a different point of view on the results. Through artform, the results can be shared with all audiences. This study is contributing to nursing knowledge, expanding the chosen ontology, and enhancing the understanding about continuing on during difficult times. The latter phenomenon may be acknowledged as a universal living experience of health as persons are wishing to foresee overtures with possibles for their health and quality of life. Finally, implications for research, for education and for nursing practice are presented.

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