This research will examine the therapeutic effects of the nurse's use of presence in providing care to patients and their families. The research program is predicated on the knowledge that in a health care environment characterized by cost containment, nurses frequently underutilize the readily available resource they have in their patients' families. Additionally, nurses often underestimate the power their own beings can have in positively influencing the health outcomes of patients and their families.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31NR007291-02
Application #
2796971
Study Section
National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group (NRRC)
Program Officer
Armstrong, Nell
Project Start
1998-09-21
Project End
Budget Start
1998-09-21
Budget End
1999-09-20
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Rochester
Department
Type
Schools of Nursing
DUNS #
208469486
City
Rochester
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14627
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Minicucci, D S (1998) A review and synthesis of the literature: the use of presence in the nursing care of families. J N Y State Nurses Assoc 29:9-15