THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL: Nurses' Lived Experiences of Adoption.

The article reports a study which describes the lived experiences of nurses of providing care to the adoption triad (AT; birth parents, adoptive parents, and the child). The results revealed four themes which reflected thoughts of nurses gained from both personal and professional roles. Nurses often have a personal connection to adoption and therefore they can improve clinical practices for these patients; nursing education should include care rendered to the AT.