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Deb Spence

Researcher at Auckland University of Technology

Publications -  36
Citations -  1310

Deb Spence is an academic researcher from Auckland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nurse education & Hermeneutics. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1179 citations. Previous affiliations of Deb Spence include Massey University.

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Doing Heideggerian hermeneutic research: A discussion paper

TL;DR: It is argued that alongside a disciplined understanding of the methodology, both researcher and reader need to share a commitment to 'thinking' which is willing to question, and open to trusting the resonance of understanding that 'comes' without expecting answers that are declared 'truth' for all time.
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Crafting Stories in Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research A Methodological Device

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show how verbatim transcripts can be crafted into stories through examples taken from interview data and argue that crafted stories can provide glimpses of phenomena that other forms of data analysis and presentation may leave hidden.
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Re-viewing literature in hermeneutic research

TL;DR: In this article, the guiding frameworks of three doctoral students' hermeneutic approaches to literature are profiled, and the hallmarks of ways of working her-meneutically with literature are articulated.
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Hermeneutic notions illuminate cross-cultural nursing experiences

TL;DR: It is argued that contact with, and the capacity to explore, the play of conflicting prejudices and possibilities enhances understanding of the complex and paradoxical nature of cross-cultural nursing.
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Oral hygiene care in the pediatric intensive care unit: practice recommendations.

TL;DR: Maintaining consistent, regular, and standardized oral hygiene practices in the PICU will also set an example for children and their families, encouraging and teaching them about the life-long importance of oral hygiene.