AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES

Authors : Emek Bakanoğlu Kalkavan

Pages : 80-107

Doi:10.46655/federgi.1514601

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Publication Date : 2025-12-17

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Autoethnography is a qualitative research method that combines the elements of autobiography and ethnography. Ellis and Bochner (2000) studied autoethnography as a tripartite model. It is an autoethnographic research process that uses personal experience (auto) to define (ethno) and interpret (graphy) cultural experiences, beliefs, and practices. As a qualitative research method, autoethnographic studies are of great importance for nursing science. It is believed to contribute to the nursing profession and the quality of nursing care with the development of nursing theories and the increase in research culture. In the life cycle that starts with birth and ends with death, it is what we experience that makes us who we are. And the profession I chose changed and shaped my life perspective over the years without realizing it. Hospitals were like the summary of life for me. There you could see all the emotions a human being can experience: health, illness, excitement, peace, fear, anxiety, worry, birth, and death. Life began with birth in the hospital and ended with death at the very same place. While working as a nurse, I always wanted to leave positive impressions in people\\\'s lives. Those hospitalized could have been my loved ones. But then I realized that I had never thought I could be the patient. In this article, as an academic nurse who was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumor, underwent surgery, and received chemotherapy, I shared my autobiographic experiences in the processes of diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Keywords : otoetnoğrafi, borderline over tümörleri, hemşirelik bakımı

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