Pattern Recognition as a Nursing Intervention with Japanese Women with Ovarian Cancer
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Advances in Nursing Science
- Vol. 20 (4) , 49-61
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00012272-199806000-00006
Abstract
This article explores the process of pattern recognition, contained within Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness, as a nursing intervention with adults with ovarian cancer. The process of the nurse-client interactive pattern revealed four nonlinear phases: the client-nurse mutual concern, pattern recognition, vision and action potential, and transformation. Most participants found meaning in their lives and experienced personal growth in expanding consciousness.Keywords
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