Chaos and Evolution in Nursing Research

Pediani, Ramon

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00031.x

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“…This contention, that lack of understanding does not necessarily stand in the way of a theorist's application of chaos to health, is also illustrated by the work of Pediani (1996) and Walsh (2000). Pediani bravely attempts to identify elements of chaos within the concrete nursing issue of poor analgesia administration by nurses.…”

Section: Chaos Systems Within Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using chaos theory: the implications for nursing

Haigh

2002

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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The contention that chaos theory has yet to find a niche within nursing theory and practice is examined. The application of chaotic thinking across nursing practice, nursing research and statistical modelling is reviewed. The use of chaos theory as a way of identifying the attractor state of specific systems is considered and the suggestion is made that it is within statistical modelling of services that chaos theory is most effective.

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Section: Chaos Systems Within Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using chaos theory: the implications for nursing

Haigh

2002

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Why is chaos theory important? First, according to Pediani (1996) as based upon Coppa (1993), chaos theory is important because scientific models may be limited in their use for understanding and predicting complex relationships thereby identifying the limits of the ability of humans to predict. Second, in a sense, chaos theory is postmodernism coming to science and to occupational therapy (Royeen & Luebben, 2002).…”

Section: Chaos Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Chaotic Occupational Therapy: Collective Wisdom for a Complex Profession

Royeen

2003

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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In the tradition of Mosey's (1985) Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecture (p. 504) as a road map to where this presentation is going, I will present a short preface and first, talk about her story and our professional identity; second, use chaos theory as a way to look at occupation; third, introduce you to Charlotte's Web of Chaos; fourth, make some conclusions about chaos and occupational therapy; fifth, do an ending to this telling, and; sixth, do a summary and closing.

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“…Healthcare organizations were portrayed as complex, unpredictable, changing and adapting systems (see, e.g., Anderson, Issel, & McDaniel, 2003; Pediani, 1996). Jeffers, Robinson, Luxner, and Redding (2008) stressed that healthcare organizations are complex because “the changes occur both within and across organizational boundaries” (p. E10).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Four studies during the 1990s (Chinnis & White, 1999; Copnell, 1998; Coppa, 1993; Pediani, 1996) discussed the relevance of chaos theory to the future of nursing science. Both Coppa (1993) and Copnell (1998) emphasized the need for a novel approach to studying complex phenomena such as healthcare organizations.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, it was argued that chaos and complexity be used in nursing research instead of ‘the traditional,’ albeit empiricist ontology. Similarly, Pediani (1996) argued that chaos theory has the potential to transcend the traditional reductionist worldview and, thus, offers a more flexible approach to studying human behaviour based on non‐linearity. A previous review of chaos theory and its relevance to the discipline of nursing also suggested that “chaos theory is an ingredient of nursing research rather than a methodology” (Haigh, 2002).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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