Citation

Hayes MO, Jones D. J. Forensic Nurs. 2007; 3(2): 61-66.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2007.tb00104.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Margaret Newman's theory, Health as Expanding Consciousness (HEC), was used to examine the life pattern of two incarcerated mothers awaiting release from prison. Pattern recognition provided a way to approach understanding the experience of incarceration in a novel fashion. The process increased trust between the mothers and the nurse, and was a useful strategy in articulating the contribution of nursing science and humanistic care.