Carstensen, C., Papps, E., & Thompson, S. (2018). When a child is diagnosed with severe allergies: an auto-ethnographic account. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 34(2). Retrieved April 19, 2024, from www.nursingpraxis.org Abstract: Reports research that explores the experience of raising a child with severe allergies in NZ and the potential for an anaphylactic reaction. Utilises an auto-ethnographic research approach to provide details of managing the diagnosis and day to day life of a child with severe allergies through narratives written from the perspective of the child's mother who is also a nurse. Undertakes a thematic analysis of the auto-ethnographic narrative, producing four emergent themes: being the mother; being a nurse; who is supporting us?; and desperately seeking knowledge. Keywords: Childhood allergies; Anaphylactic reaction; Motherhood; Nurse empathy; Auto-ethnography Permanent link \| Save citation: RTF PDF LaTeX \| Export record: BibTeX Endnote ISI RIS Atom XML MODS XML ODF XML Word XML

Abstract: Reports research that explores the experience of raising a child with severe allergies in NZ and the potential for an anaphylactic reaction. Utilises an auto-ethnographic research approach to provide details of managing the diagnosis and day to day life of a child with severe allergies through narratives written from the perspective of the child's mother who is also a nurse. Undertakes a thematic analysis of the auto-ethnographic narrative, producing four emergent themes: being the mother; being a nurse; who is supporting us?; and desperately seeking knowledge.

Keywords: Childhood allergies; Anaphylactic reaction; Motherhood; Nurse empathy; Auto-ethnography

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