Exploring nurses' feelings on floating: A phenomenological study
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Marie-Paule M. Lafontant, RN-BC
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- Baptist Health South Florida-South Miami Hospital, Miami, Florida, US
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
The purpose of the current study was to explore nurses' lived experiences floating in an acute health care facility within a large southern city of the United States. Husserl's transcendental approach assisted in capturing the essence of floating as a lived phenomenon occurring in the nurses' natural work environment.
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017: Best Practices in Clinical and Academic Settings. Held at the JW Marriott, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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| Keywords | Nurses; Phenomenology; Floating |
| Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Date | 2017 |
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