In this paper I will discuss the importance of a framework of praxis, it’s application to the APN, what influences the framework and employing the framework into context. Praxis Overview Praxis has been defined in a number of ways for different disciplines. For the discipline of nursing it has been described as the art of the coming together of science and practice and linking practice and theory (Kilpatrick, 2008). Praxis can arise at an individual or a group level. At the individual level it is recognizing and reflecting on an issue that restricts one’s abilities and experiences, then taking action to change the issue for themselves and others affected (Chinn & Kramer, 2011).
It is important that the teacher appreciate any input from their students, whether the answer is correct or not. This openness will instil confidence and motivation from within the group and help their learning experience. To create a positive learning environment, with a clear structure, a teacher needs to have the ability to plan their lectures or sessions effectively. With clear goals and aims which match up with the curriculum. These lessons need to be creative, incorporate activities and techniques that will engage the learner.
Elements of a recognised framework by Cormack (2000) will be used as a guideline through the critique process. Critique is defined by Polit et al (2000) as a careful critical appraisal of the strengths and limitations of a piece of research. They state that a written critique should serve as a guide to researchers and practitioners, and should help to advance a particular area of knowledge. The critique should also help those who are practising nursing, to decide how the findings from a study can be best incorporated into practice (Nieswiadomy, 2002). Knapp (1998) points out that if research is to provide convincing evidence on which to base practice, it must be capable of withstanding scrutiny regarding the quality and relevance of the researchers work.
Similarities and Differences of Watson and Parse’s Theories Watson and Parse’s theories are grand nursing theories that have drawn from Martha Rogers’ science of unitary human beings in developing their theories. In addition, both theorists have developed their theories out of their own experiences and in response to the poor fit between their experiences and the existing paradigm of nursing at that time (Walker,
In The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, it is evident that the Hmong people, through their culture, deem the human body and its purposes very different from Western cultures. However, most importantly, the Hmong recognize the application of modern medical treatment to be vastly diverse from their own. Understanding, or at least cognizant, of these differences has an impact on how prosperous medical treatment will be. The biggest difference, resides in the Hmong’s daily lifestyle practices which contain many spiritual and physical connections. By offering two very specific examples, the book utilizes Nao Kao and Foua Lee to exemplify these differences.
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the main theoretical concepts and ideas that underpin research approaches used in nursing. To be precise, two main methodologies will be discussed with an aim to discuss the key stages involved in both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. In aid to buffer this study, two published evidenced based papers have been used as a basis in this essay in effort to critique the main methodological differences between qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The qualitative paper to be critiqued in this essay bares a title of “psychiatric care as seen by the attempted suicide patient” (A) while the quantitative essay (B) stands out with a unique title of “controlled trial of nursing intervention for breathlessness in patients with lung cancer” as named by their respective authors after conducting research. According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) research is essential to nursing field to enhance evidence based practice.
If we are to have a society that looks for the well being of all people, we must learn to recognize that as people we are diverse and must learn to embrace one another with love, respect, and honor each others’ uniqueness. For example, in “Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology” by Margaret L. Anderson, and Patricia H. Collins (2010), provided a wealth of information in the narratives they produced from the different scholars and teachers they worked with and interviewed to make this book inspiring and an eye opener to understand our world better. Transformation is not easy and we must be willing to change the way we think on many different issues that deal with gender, race, discrimination, and acceptance of each other despite our differences. The narrative that really touched me the most was “From A Native Daughter”, by Haunani-Kay Trask. I have not appreciated history as much as I should have, not proud to say; however, after reading this narrative it opened my eyes and mind that not everything we read or hear about history is the truth.
Using the metaphor of the tide to illustrate the "fluid nature of human experience" (Barker, 2001, p. 2), this theoretical model refuses to dictate a 'correct' course for human life experience, instead using the patient's own expectations for and articulation of need to dictate the nurse-patient relationship. Although first developed in order to provide psychiatric nursing with its own specific theoretical model, this approach has since been expanded to include other therapeutic areas as it is based predominantly on the need for care practitioners to acknowledge the patient's
Through initial understanding of the basic foundations of this theory, we will discuss the philosophy that assists with the establishment of enhancing shared learning and the benefit of mentoring. The most important goal from this presentation is the hopes that you will gather this information in an appropriate manner and begin implementing the caring relationship to not only to our but also coworkers in your practice setting. The Model The sole purpose of the caring-healing relationship is constantly evolving through the International Caritas Consortium, an organization established by Jean Watson to bring awareness to her theory on transpersonal caring. The ambition of this model is to bring an ever constant awareness to the changes present in our profession and how to overcome these challenges through the use of the caring relationship by supporting each other both in an academic and professional setting. With the accumulated shared knowledge and experiences, nurses are able to enhance not only
Clinical medicine is largely an idiographic pursuit, and the doctor’s commitment is to the individual patient. Basic sciences such as physiology or epidemiology are nomothetic disciplines that focus on general underlying principles of how the body functions. As a discipline (such as social epidemiology) develops, it explanations will tend to move from an idiographic toward a nomothetic pattern as its theoretical base is established. Related to this distinction is that between emic and etic approaches. These concepts derived originally from linguistics and describe alternative approaches to linguistic analysis.