Sharoff Leighsa
Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing, The City University of New York, 425 E 25th St, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2009 Sep-Oct;23(5):267-75. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181b66c97.
Metaphors are individualized representations of self as well as a vivid, expressive, everyday dialogical format. Holistic nursing is a personal philosophy that includes participating in the healing-caring process of self and others. Exploring metaphors of nurses offers a unique opportunity of understanding how they describe, prioritize, and internalize their practice. The aim of this article is to present metaphors of holistic nurses.