Cultivating Awe: A Means to Inspire Sciencing

Nurs Sci Q. 2023 Oct;36(4):325-332. doi: 10.1177/08943184231187852.

Abstract

Awe is an emotion involving a feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends one's current understanding of the world and is associated with creating a sense of wonder and curiosity. The author explores how awe experiences can have a role in igniting and sustaining research endeavors, and how nurse researchers can cultivate everyday awe experiences as sources of inspiration when engaged in the art of nurse sciencing.

Keywords: awe; emotions; research; sciencing; unitary caring science.

MeSH terms

  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Nursing Research*
  • Nursing*