Abstract

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.

Author Details

Marie-Paule M. Lafontant, RN-BC

Sigma Membership

Omicron Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

Baptist Health South Florida-South Miami Hospital, Miami, Florida, US

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nurses, Phenomenology, Floating

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Exploring nurses' feelings on floating: A phenomenological study

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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.