A study meaning to discover methods
for limiting racial and social hindrances in medicinal services, published in
the journal Creative Nursing, investigated the act of narrating stories to make
a superior comprehension between cultures. Better patient outcomes may be
achieved by deeper understanding of transcultural differences, which can be
facilitated by means of storytelling between Nurses and Patients. Tammy Sinkfield Morey, explored the conscious
use of storytelling by six nurses in a project called Story Care. Her
study was titled “Diversity, Inclusion, and Storytelling: Connecting Across
Cultures to Give Meaning to Patients’ Whole Health”. The six nurses for her
project were selected at random from a small non-profit paediatric speciality
healthcare facility. They were asked to nurture trust so as to gain insights
into nurse patient relationships.
The Project Goals were:
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Enhance satisfaction of patient and family
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Improve nurse–patient interactions to encourage a genuine trusting
relationship
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Create engagement that promotes mutuality within the nurse–patient
experience
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Enable a situation that completes consciousness of self as well as
others
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Encourage opportunities for recognizing the need to know more
The participant practitioners were
asked to keep brief accounts of their interactions with the patients and their
results. The results were full of emotional and enlightening accounts and the
interactions conveyed an appreciation for the nurses’ presence. Stories that
raised consciousness about biases and prejudice, and stories that discovered
more similarities than differences between cultures were also exchanged.
Successful storytelling practices
offers the prospect of better understanding of cultural needs and an
opportunity to drastically improve the nurse-patient relationships in the
health care environment. Stories of inequalities in health care among diverse
populations can cultivate consciousness and trust within nurse-patient
relationships.
John Hunt,
Program Manager,
Community Nursing2018,
47 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6AY, United Kingdom
Phone +44-2088190774
Email: community@nursingconference.com
