Foster Kim, McAllister Margaret, O'Brien Louise
School of Nursing Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Mar;15(1):44-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00402.x.
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.
对“自我”的探索通常被认为是精神科护士开始执业的一个基本且必要的起点。自我意识以及对自身感受、思想和经历的关注，有助于在有效提供精神科护理时将自我用于治疗。精神科护士角色中固有的这种有目的的自我运用，也可被视为与试图揭示他人经历意义的定性研究者的角色同步。自我民族志是一种将研究者的个人自我与更广泛的文化背景联系起来的定性研究方法。唤起性写作，即作者分享其经历的个人故事，被用于拓展对特定社会问题的理解。本文将论证社会科学研究中的这种新兴方法如何与精神科护理研究及实践特别相关。
