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AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES

Volume: 17 Number: 2 December 17, 2025
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AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES

Abstract

Autoethnography is a qualitative research method that combines the elements of autobiography and ethnography. Ellis and Bochner (2000) studied autoethnography as a tripartite model. It is an autoethnographic research process that uses personal experience (auto) to define (ethno) and interpret (graphy) cultural experiences, beliefs, and practices. As a qualitative research method, autoethnographic studies are of great importance for nursing science. It is believed to contribute to the nursing profession and the quality of nursing care with the development of nursing theories and the increase in research culture. In the life cycle that starts with birth and ends with death, it is what we experience that makes us who we are. And the profession I chose changed and shaped my life perspective over the years without realizing it. Hospitals were like the summary of life for me. There you could see all the emotions a human being can experience: health, illness, excitement, peace, fear, anxiety, worry, birth, and death. Life began with birth in the hospital and ended with death at the very same place. While working as a nurse, I always wanted to leave positive impressions in people's lives. Those hospitalized could have been my loved ones. But then I realized that I had never thought I could be the patient. In this article, as an academic nurse who was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumor, underwent surgery, and received chemotherapy, I shared my autobiographic experiences in the processes of diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Women's Studies

Journal Section

Biography

Publication Date

December 17, 2025

Submission Date

July 11, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 2, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 17 Number: 2

APA
Bakanoğlu Kalkavan, E. (2025). AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES. Fe Dergi, 17(2), 80-107. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.1514601
AMA
1.Bakanoğlu Kalkavan E. AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES. Fe Dergi. 2025;17(2):80-107. doi:10.46655/federgi.1514601
Chicago
Bakanoğlu Kalkavan, Emek. 2025. “AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES”. Fe Dergi 17 (2): 80-107. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.1514601.
EndNote
Bakanoğlu Kalkavan E (December 1, 2025) AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES. Fe Dergi 17 2 80–107.
IEEE
[1]E. Bakanoğlu Kalkavan, “AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES”, Fe Dergi, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 80–107, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.46655/federgi.1514601.
ISNAD
Bakanoğlu Kalkavan, Emek. “AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES”. Fe Dergi 17/2 (December 1, 2025): 80-107. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.1514601.
JAMA
1.Bakanoğlu Kalkavan E. AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES. Fe Dergi. 2025;17:80–107.
MLA
Bakanoğlu Kalkavan, Emek. “AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES”. Fe Dergi, vol. 17, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 80-107, doi:10.46655/federgi.1514601.
Vancouver
1.Emek Bakanoğlu Kalkavan. AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS AND NURSING CARE EXPERIENCES. Fe Dergi. 2025 Dec. 1;17(2):80-107. doi:10.46655/federgi.1514601