The Lived Experience of Self-Transcendence in Women With AIDS
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing April 1, 1995 D.Coward Doris 73 citations
Women with AIDS find meaning and purpose in their lives through experiences of receiving from others, giving to others, and maintaining hope. Self-transcendence views and behaviors are a source of mental health at the end of life. The findings suggest several ways nurses may help women with AIDS discover or make meaning and purpose in their lives.