Title: Stories of dignity within healthcare : research, narratives and theories /
Authors: Tranvåg, Oscar,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Dignity Health aspects.; Patient Rights; Personhood; Professional-Patient Relations
Abstract: "In this helpful and thought-provoking book, the contributors offer an overview of current research on dignity-preserving care, highlighting practical and ethical considerations in various healthcare settings. Section I introduces some key dignity theories, demonstrating how the use of narrative can offer insight and practical solutions for the delivery of high-quality care. Section II introduces actual stories from diverse settings and perspectives, enabling the reader to engage with core elements of dignity while highlighting how dignity can be preserved – even in very challenging practice situations. Critical thinking activities are also provided to encourage deep reflection and learning. This book will support students of nursing and allied healthcare professions, as well as healthcare professionals working in diverse practice settings, to reflect upon and enhance the quality of their care." --Publisher's website.
Contents: Section 1: Introduction and methodology -- 1. Understanding dignity: a complex concept at the heart of healthcare / Oscar Tranvag and Wilfred McSherry -- 2. Dignity and narrative: moral intuitions and contested claims / Arthur W. Frank and Oddgeir Synnes -- Section 2: Stories of dignity within the healthcare context -- 3. Dignity in dementia care / Oscar Tranvag, Robert Dean Luke and Dagfinn Naden -- 4. Dignity, protected by caring in care / Sigrunn Drageset and Sidsel Ellingsen -- 5. Storytelling as a dignity-preserving practice in palliative care / Oddgeir Synnes -- 6. Reintegrating spirituality and dignity in nursing and healthcare: a relational model of practice / Wilfred McSherry -- 7. The service user and carer perspective / Lesley Baillie, Elaine Maxwell and Nicola Thomas -- 8. Let us not forget the dignity of the professional caregiver: the necessity of dignity preservation within the theraputic context / Kjersti Samuelsen -- 9. Dignity in suffering: a theological perspective / Asa Roxberg and Antonio Barbosa da Silva -- 10. Learning dignity by involvement / Britt Ovrebo Haugland -- 11. Dignity in cancer care: a discussion based on three narratives written by nurses / Marie Kvamme Maeland and Elin O. Eriksen -- 12. A story of facilitators' experiences of the Excellence in Practice Accreditation Scheme and its influence on quality, dignity and respect / Robert McSherry, Karen Grimwood and Kevin Stubbings.