The (im)possibilities of poststructuralist and critical social nursing inquiry

Heslop, Liza

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1800.1997.tb00137.x

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“…Post-structuralist ideas can, therefore, be harnessed for the benefit of midwifery research without sacrificing our commitment to improving people's lives by generating knowledge (Mitchell 1996, Heslop 1997, Walker 1997, Francis 2000, Allen and Harding 2001, Stajduhar et al 2001, Fahy 2002). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism

Jefford

Sundin²

2013

Nurse Researcher

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Aim To present an adaptation of interpretive interactionism that incorporates and honours feminist values and principles. Background Interpretive interactionism as described by Denzin can be useful when examining interactive processes. It is especially useful when events affect turning points in people's lives. When issues of power and power imbalances are of interest, a critical post-structural lens may be of use to the researcher. The authors planned to examine the interactions between midwives and women at the 'epiphaneal' points of decision making during second-stage labour. It became clear that it was necessary to honour and thus incorporate feminist principles and values in their methodology.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism

Jefford

Sundin²

2013

Nurse Researcher

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“…The three principles on which post-structuralist theory is premised are language, subjectivity and power (Arslanian-Engoren, 2001). Poststructuralist theory puts language at the centre of its analysis, as it views it as constituting socially specific meanings, and as a valid source of women's knowledge (Heslop, 1997). The language used by women was important in the study as it provided insights into women's lived experiences, how they constructed themselves as well as to identify differences among women.…”

Section: A Post-structural Feminist Perspective On Decision Makingmentioning

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Uterine health and women's participation in decisions to undergo hysterectomy in KwaZulu-Natal

Mthiyane¹

2012

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This Article focuses on uterine health care and women's participation in decisions to undergo hysterectomy. While hysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures, not much is known about how women make decisions to undergo such surgery. In South Africa there are health policies that aim to, among other things, increase the participation of patients in decision-making about their health. The Quality in Health Care for South Africa Policy (DoH, 2007) is one such policy, and aims to increase patients' participation and the dignity afforded to them. A sample of women who had undergone hysterectomy because of fibroids was interviewed to gain insight into their participation in deciding to undergo a hysterectomy, and on their experiences of this surgery. The women indicated that the hysterectomy relieved them of the physical pain they suffered before the surgery. However, they expressed frustration because of the lack of adequate information about the procedure as well as a lack of support before and after surgery. They indicated that although they were informed that this was a life-saving procedure, they were not informed about alternatives available to them besides the hysterectomy. They were also not informed about the surgery's possible damaging after effects. These findings indicate that there is a need for health practitioners to ensure that women are given adequate information about available options and possible side effects of the surgery. The findings also reveal that the health care system needs to provide counselling and support, particularly for African women, who may have unique socio-cultural needs. keywordsHysterectomy, decision making, information, reproductive health, choice

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“…Critical social theory is seen as a mechanism for adding an emancipatory direction to nursing science, praxis and social action. The links between emancipatory theory and action rooted in critical social theory have previously been acknowledged as a mechanism for impacting the theory–practice gap in nursing (Heslop 1997).…”

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Blending critical realist and emancipatory practice development methodologies: making critical realism work in nursing research

Parlour

McCormack

2011

Nursing Inquiry

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This paper examines the efficacy of facilitation as a practice development intervention in changing practice within an Older Person setting and in implementing evidence into practice. It outlines the influences exerted by the critical realist paradigm in guiding emancipatory practice development activities and, in particular, how the former may be employed within an emancipatory practice development study to elucidate and increase understanding pertinent to causation and outcomes. The methodology is based upon an emancipatory practice development approach set within a realistic evaluation framework. This allows for systematic analysis of the social and contextual elements that influence the explication of outcomes associated with facilitation. The study is concentrated upon five practice development cycles, within which a sequence of iterative processes is integrated. The authors assert that combining critical realist and emancipatory processes offers a robust and practical method for translating evidence and implementing changes in practice, as the former affirms or falsifies the influence that emancipatory processes exert on attaining culture shift, and enabling transformation towards effective clinical practice. A new framework for practice development is proposed that establishes methodological coherency between emancipatory practice development and realistic evaluation. This augments the existing theoretical bases for both these approaches by contributing new theoretical and methodological understandings of causation.

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The (im)possibilities of poststructuralist and critical social nursing inquiry

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism

Post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism

Uterine health and women's participation in decisions to undergo hysterectomy in KwaZulu-Natal

Blending critical realist and emancipatory practice development methodologies: making critical realism work in nursing research

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