Keywords

communion, continuity of wholeness, health, synthesis

Authors

1. Rudolfsson, Gudrun MScPH, RN
2. von Post, Irene PhD, RN
3. Eriksson, Katie PhD, RN

Abstract

This article is a synthesis of 2 qualitative studies focusing on patients', anesthetists', and operating-room nurses' experiences of the perioperative dialogue and employing grounded theory as the method of analysis. The aim of the synthesis was to achieve a new holistic understanding of health in the perioperative dialogue. The synthesis highlights the importance of being in communion in a continuous whole due to continuity of care for the creation of health in both patients and nurses.