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Having Courage: A Lived Experience of Human Becoming

Debra A. Bournes, RN; PhD

School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Canada

The purposes of this research were to discover the structure of the experience of having courage and to contribute to knowledge about human becoming. Participants were 10 persons with spinal cord injuries. The Parse research method was used to answer the research question, What is the structure of the lived experience of having courage? The central finding of this study is the following structure: The lived experience of having courage is a fortifying tenacity arising with triumph amid the burdensome, while guarded confidence emerges with the treasured. The findings are discussed in relation to human becoming, relevant literature, and future research.

Key Words: courage • human becoming • Parse research method • spinal cord injury

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 3, 220-229 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/08918402015003008
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