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ArticleJournal of patient experience2026

A Nurse's Perspective Shaped by Illness: What Becoming the Zebra Revealed.

Maci M Burgener, Mikaela J Kuenstler, Eric S Graham

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maci M BurgenerSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7789-1491
Mikaela J KuenstlerIndependent Researcher.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1601-012X
Eric S GrahamAdjunct Faculty, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is a rare, multisystemic connective tissue disorder characterized by generalized joint hypermobility and pain with presence of other comorbidities affecting various organ systems. This hEDS patient perspective evaluates the growing disconnect between providers and patients in a rural setting. From working as a nurse at the bedside to now becoming the patient herself, M.K. illustrates how clinical assumptions, burnout, and limited understanding can lead to misdiagnosis and patient harm. This piece emphasizes the need for humility, empathy, and individualized, patient-centered care to be upheld in clinical practice. Recommendations are made for strengthening humanistic practice through intentional listening, self-reflection, and collaborative, patient-centered decision-making.

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advocacychronic illnesshumanismHypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS)

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PMID42137852
PMCPMC13167364

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