Lived Experiences of Fatherhood After Infertility.

Objective: To explore the lived experiences of fathers in the perinatal period after infertility.

Design: A descriptive, phenomenological study.

Setting: Researcher's private office and participants' homes in an Eastern Canadian province.

'We have to drive everywhere': rural nurses and their precepted students.

Introduction: Travel safety culture is a vital aspect of nursing in rural western Canada, where long distances and severe weather are commonplace. However, this culture is poorly understood owing to the absence of official policy, and the tendency of rural nurses to take travel risks and burdens in stride, rather than advocating for change. Travel risks and burdens include extreme weather events such as tornadoes and blizzards; unmarked routes and hazards; distance, time and expense; and driver fatigue.

Dignity in Older Adults With Schizophrenia Residing in Assisted Living Facilities.

There is a lack of nursing literature on older adults' perceptions of dignity, specifically those of older adults with schizophrenia. With the aging population, mental health services and support for older adults with schizophrenia will become a greater priority. The purpose of the current descriptive phenomenological study was to describe the meaning of the lived experience of dignity for older adults with schizophrenia residing in assisted living facilities.

Intergenerational conflict in nursing preceptorship.

Background: Within the preceptorship model of clinical teaching/learning, the creation of a cohesive relationship between a preceptor and a nursing student highly influences the overall success of the experience. Invariably, preceptors and students tend to be of different generations and as such, there exists within this context the potential for generational misunderstandings and conflict.

Design: A phenomenological study guided by van Manen's approach to human science research was conducted.

Generational clashpoints in nursing preceptorship.

The success of the preceptorship approach to teaching-learning depends on the formation of positive working relationships. Preceptors and nursing students are frequently of different generations and often have differing world-views. A phenomenological study, guided by van Manen's approach, was conducted to develop an understanding of how generational differences influence the formation of the preceptor-student relationship and the overall success of the experience.

Putting the evidence into preceptor preparation.

The term evidence-based practice refers to the utilization of knowledge derived from research. Nursing practice, however, is not limited to clinical practice but also encompasses nursing education. It is, therefore, equally important that teaching preparation is derived from evidence also.

Preceptorship and affirmation in the intergenerational world of nursing practice.

Research has shown that while preceptorship offers a reality-oriented learning environment and facilitates competence of students, there are inherent rewards and stressors associated with the experience. Students and preceptors can be from different generations, and as such, they may often come to the learning space with differing values and expectations. The nature of the preceptorship experience in this intergenerational context was explored in a recent phenomenological study with seven preceptors and seven nursing students in an undergraduate nursing program in Eastern Canada.

A phenomenological perspective on preceptorship in the intergenerational context.

Pairing a student with an experienced nurse through preceptorship is an approach to teaching/learning that promotes critical thinking, cultivates practical wisdom, and facilitates competence. Frequently, nursing students are of a different generation than their assigned preceptors and differences in worldviews and expectations can impact upon the success of preceptorship. A phenomenological study, guided by van Manen's approach to human science research, was conducted to explore preceptorship within this intergenerational context.