Nursing's syntax revisited: a critique of philosophies said to influence nursing theories

Gortner, Susan R.

doi:10.1016/0020-7489(93)90019-q

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“…The women's roles in patriarchal societies where gender power relations permeate their everyday lives warrant our use of post-colonial feminism praxis. Our application of post-colonial feminism theory emphasizes the world of women while recognizing their existence in patriarchal society (Gortner, 1993). …”

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Missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis: critical insights from the stories of Kenyan women living with HIV

Kako

Stevens

Mkandawire‐Valhmu

et al. 2013

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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Early HIV testing is critical to prevention and timely treatment. Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis can result in unnecessary deaths at a time when access to antiretroviral treatment proves life saving. While HIV prevention and treatment research has increased, less research exists on women's experiences with HIV diagnosis, despite the fact that women are most affected. Insights from local women are critical in designing culturally meaningful interventions that thwart missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis. The purpose of our study was to uncover steps women took to know their HIV diagnosis. Using narrative inquiry methodology informed by post-colonial feminism, we interviewed 40 HIV- positive women in Kenya. Five themes emerged related to uptake of HIV testing for women: (a) spouse's critical illness or death; (b) years of suffering from HIV-related symptoms; (c) sick children; (d) prenatal testing; and (e) personal desire to know one's HIV status. These findings centered on women experiences provide an important basis for health promotion interventions related to HIV prevention, earlier detection, and treatment.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis: critical insights from the stories of Kenyan women living with HIV

Kako

Stevens

Mkandawire‐Valhmu

et al. 2013

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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“…De esta comprensión, en la estructura disciplinaria, la parte sustantiva es representada por la perspectiva, su dominio y sus preguntas de interés. La importancia de esta conformación fue reconocer que la estructura es fundamental en la evolución de la disciplina de enfermería, y que ésta podría servir para desarrollar las preguntas centrales del fenómeno de enfermería en la práctica (16).…”

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Avances De La Ciencia De Enfermería Y Su Relación Con La Disciplina

2009

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RESUMENEnfermería ha evolucionado como disciplina, sin embargo, en la comunidad de enfermeras muchas veces no se conocen los avances. La revisión de literatura de la ciencia de enfermería y de la disciplina será abordada para distinguir la evolución y desarrollo de ambas, situando su comprensión y terminología. Se describe los aspectos futuros y los desafíos tanto para la comunidad de enfermería global como para la local de nuestra región sudamericana.Palabras clave: Ciencia, teoría de enfermería, disciplina. ABSTRACTNursing has evolved as a discipline; however, many times nurses do not have enough knowledge of advances. A literature revision of nursing science as part of the discipline will be discussed to distinguish and witness their evolution and development, by describing its comprehension and terminology. Perspectives for the future and the challenges for the global as well as the regional South-American nursing community, will be described. INTRODUCCIÓNLa diversa y activa producción científica de enfermería ha permitido delimitar el cuerpo de conocimientos propios dentro de lo que se denomina ciencia de la enfermería, lo que también ha permitido que la disciplina adquiera más fuerza y notoriedad. La disciplina de enfermería en los últimos 50 años se ha visto en un proceso desde el desarrollo de la teoría, seguido de la síntesis, pasando por el desarrollo de conceptos y, en estos últimos tiempos, en el debate de la integración (1). La comprensión de las dimensiones del desarrollo disciplinario y teorético que se ha alcanzado hasta hoy en día ha sido poco difundida o de limitada comprensión en Sudamérica por una variedad de razones. No obstante, las enfermeras/os prácticas/os, académicas/os y graduadas/os con licenciaturas, maestrías y doctorados en enfermería necesitan valorar y comprender lo que ha pasado en la disciplina porque permitirá una mayor discusión y mejor entendimiento de los principales hechos acaecidos en la evolución disciplinaria y en el

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“…A significant proportion of the nurse's clinical work, in relation to the assessment of the postoperative patient within the first 24 h after surgery, requires scientific collection of data. As a result, understanding of anatomy and physiology becomes vital to practice, 3 including pathophysiology and pharmacology. These enable the nurse to recognize an alteration in the patient's health and determine how that patient will be treated and nursed.…”

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Assessing the postoperative patient: Philosophy, knowledge and theory

Watson-Miller¹

2005

Int J Nurs Pract

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The assessment of the postoperative patient is critical in identifying the patient's current condition and to monitor any complications that might occur. However, many nurses fail to realize the implications that philosophical paradigms, knowledge and theoretical concepts bring to the assessment practice and the manner in which assessment is conducted; in particular, within 24 h after surgery. This article seeks to explore the usefulness of philosophy, knowledge and theory as they relate to nursing assessment of the postoperative patient within the initial 24 h after surgery. It is the duty of nurses to select and effectively apply appropriate philosophical dimensions, knowledge and theories in practice and critically evaluate these areas with respect to assessment of the postoperative patient, thus aiming for a holistic assessment of the patient.

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Nursing's syntax revisited: a critique of philosophies said to influence nursing theories

Cited by 66 publications

References 24 publications

Missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis: critical insights from the stories of Kenyan women living with HIV

Missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis: critical insights from the stories of Kenyan women living with HIV

Avances De La Ciencia De Enfermería Y Su Relación Con La Disciplina

Assessing the postoperative patient: Philosophy, knowledge and theory

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