Mrs. Brown, a 48-year-old woman, is living with a diagnosis of breast cancer. She has just come into the oncology clinic for her third round of chemotherapy. When asked how she is doing. Mrs. Brown starts speaking about how tired she is and how she is feeling burdened with keeping secrets from her daughter. Mrs. Brown has not told her daughter about her cancer diagnosis because she is afraid of how her daughter might react. Mrs. Brown says she is just barely holding on to things at this time, and she cannot take much more. She is also concerned about the chemotherapy and what she can expect, because the side effects are getting more intense. Consider Mrs. Brown in the critical thinking activities that follow. Critical thinking activities 1. Think about Parse's (2014) living the art of nursing-illuminating meaning (explicating), shifting rhythms (dwelling with), and inspiring transcending (moving with). Nurses live true presence with persons, and this means centering and preparing to bear witness to Mrs. Brown's reality. To invite Mrs. Brown to speak, the nurse may initially ask her to say more about her situation. In the cadence of speech, Mrs. Brown may pause, giving the nurse an opening to pose questions that assist Mrs. Brown's exploration of how she is feeling. The nurse may ask: "What is the burden about? What does it mean? What does she think will happen if her daughter gets upset?"