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It should not be thought that these four traits are mutually exclusive; they are interrelated. Giordano (1997) listed qualities associated with resilience including resourcefulness, level-headedness (robustness), flexibility (responsiveness), and highlighted the importance of problem-solving skills (resourcefulness). Eley, Eley, Young and Rogers-Clark (2011) found that nurses in a large non-metropolitan health district were modest risk takers, highly sensitive and sociable, hard-working, perseverant and ambitious, very realistic, resourceful and effective and tolerant, supportive and good team players. 9.5 Summary This chapter has outlined and discussed the three major findings of the study: remote nurses when delivering mental healthcare assuming, pursuant to actor-network analysis, the obligatory passage point, self-perceived levels of mental healthcare skills, abilities and confidence, and the unique characteristics of remote nurses which enable them to stay and function in the case. The next chapter concludes the thesis. The chapter canvasses and retrospectively discusses the researcher’s ‘journey’ through the process of undertaking the study; it also reflects on the methodological rigour of the study, its recommendations, methodological limitations and strengths, and closes with a discussion concerning the positioning and role of the researcher in relation to the study.