Calhermeneutical approach for interpreting interview text, since the aim with the system was to disclose the RN-1734 web meaning of nurses’ expertise of residents’ spiritual needs [44]. The method of analysis was inspired by Ricoeur’s philosophy [45]. Interpretations from the text consist of a dialectic movement in between understanding the entire text and parts of the text, which is consistent using the hermeneutic process [46]. This closeness and distance from the text implies interpreting the text when it comes to reading the text for what it says and additional understanding what the text suggests. The analysis followed three methods: na e reading, structural evaluation and formulation of a extensive understanding.Na e reading (initial reading)Information have been collected from June 2011 to January 2012. No less than a single interview was performed at every on the four institutions, as well as a follow-up interview was performed. Analysis shows that recurrent expertise dialogue within a distinct group may boost the understanding of a theme [40,41]. Via obtaining a follow-up interview, we wanted to get the participants’ reflections immediately after the initial interview and deepen some of the subjects that the nurses discussed inside the initially interview [40]. The same moderator (very first author) and observer (second author) carried out all eight interviews that had been situated inside the nursing houses, lasted 1 ?- 2 hours and recordedThe text was study numerous instances to grasp the which means as a entire. During the reading, we attempted to concentrate on the nurses’ lived experiences as they reflected around the residents spiritual and existential expressions. Na e reading was discussed between the researchers and additional guided the thematic structural analysis.Structural analysisAll 4 researchers conducted data coding. First, the text was divided into meaning units. We reflected around the which means units based on the background of PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20425085 the na e understanding and after that condensed the units to reflect the necessary which means. We read through all the condensed meaning units and reflected on their similarities and differences. Sub-themes had been then produced, which have been assembled to themes and main themes. We further reflected on the themes in relation to the na e understanding, andbehr et al. BMC Nursing 2014, 13:12 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/13/Page four ofif we found a discrepancy involving the na e understanding and themes, the structural analysis approach was repeated till there was compliance.Comprehensive understandingWe reflected on the themes and sub-themes in relation to our pre-understanding, research query, as well as the context with the study, in which we sought a complete understanding. The credibility from the findings was assessed inside the process of coding, in that we selected important sections from the participants’ statements and identified explicit themes. We sought to safeguard transparency and trustworthiness via quotations from various participations inside the presentation of the findings. Throughout the whole process, we attempted to assess consistency in between the information presented and the study findings, which includes both key and minor themes. By comparing themes for the naive reading, we strengthened the validity in the evaluation.Ethical considerationsreligious activities, such as prayer and singing hymns. Furthermore, they observed that residents wanted to connect to them on a individual level. The nurses described residents’ previous interests, including nature experiences, culture and traditions as spiritual needs, as.