Disciplinary knowledge in nursing education: Going beyond the blueprints

Smith, Marlaine C.; McCarthy, M. Patrice

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2009.09.002

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“…5,10 This is because, in this classification, derivation refers to the process of adopting a parent theory from another discipline or field for derivation. However, through the deductive method, a middle-range theory will be derived from more abstract elements contained in grand theories and conceptual models.…”

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“…4 Also mentioned are: the interest in and increasing necessity for nursing theories, especially middlerange and practice theories, that is observed in some countries; 5 as well as the variety and imprecision of terms employed in the theoretical field and the methodological complexity and multiplicity. Recognizing the aforementioned necessities and possibilities, this article has the objective of reflecting on the strategies and procedures for the development of middle-range theories and the contributions of these theories in connecting the abstract and empirical levels of the discipline to nursing practice.…”

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Reflexões Teóricas E Metodológicas Para a Construção De Teorias De Médio Alcance De Enfermagem

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Objective: to reflect on strategies and procedures for the development of middle-range theories and these theories' contributions to connect abstract and empirical levels of the discipline to nursing pratice. Method: analytic reflection study.Results: considerations on the development of middle-range nursing theories are presented, exemplified by the Interactive Breastfeeding Theory, derived from the Conceptual Model of Open Systems, by Imogene King. Some subjects addressed are the reflexive aspects of lack of use of theoretical elements contained in the scientific literature of Brazilian nursing, especially in doctoral theses. The relevance of the debate on strategies for expanding the development of middle-range nursing theories in Brazil is defended.Conclusion: middle-range theories, which are located at the mid-point between grand theories and practice, present characteristics of theoretical and methodological references. They enable a practical way for nurses to connect philosophical perspectives to the real world and make applications of the theory to the clinical practice, and are thus a highly relevant subject.DESCRIPTORS: Theoretical models. Nursing theory. Nursing methodological research. Concept formation. Evidence-based nursing. REFLEXÕES TEÓRICAS E METODOLÓGICAS PARA A CONSTRUÇÃO DE TEORIAS DE MÉDIO ALCANCE DE ENFERMAGEM RESUMOObjetivo: refletir sobre estratégias e procedimentos para o desenvolvimento de teorias de médio alcance e as contribuições dessas teorias em conectar níveis abstratos e empíricos da disciplina à prática da enfermagem.Método: estudo de reflexão com característica analítica.Resultados: são apresentadas considerações sobre o desenvolvimento de teorias de médio alcance de enfermagem, tendo por ilustração a Teoria Interativa de Amamentação derivada do Modelo Conceitual de Sistemas Abertos de Imogene King. São tratados aspectos reflexivos do não aproveitamento dos elementos teóricos contidos na produção de enfermagem brasileira, especialmente em teses de doutorado. Defendese a relevância do debate sobre estratégias para a expansão do desenvolvimento de teorias de médio alcance de enfermagem no Brasil.Conclusão: as teorias de médio alcance, por estarem a meio caminho das grandes teorias e da prática, guardam características de referenciais teóricos e também metodológicos. Fornecem uma maneira prática para os enfermeiros conectarem as perspectivas filosóficas da disciplina com o mundo real e as aplicações da teoria à prática clínica, sendo assunto de alta relevância. REFLEXIONES TEÓRICAS Y METODOLÓGICAS PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE TEORÍAS DE MEDIO ALCANCE DE ENFERMERÍA RESUMENObjetivo: reflexionar sobre estrategias y procedimientos para el desarrollo de teorías de medio alcance y las contribuciones de esas teorías en conectar niveles abstractos y empíricos de la disciplina en la práctica de la enfermería.Método: estudio de reflexión con característica analítica.Resultados: se presentan consideraciones sobre el desarrollo de teorías de mediano alcance de Enfermería, teniendo por e...

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Reflexões Teóricas E Metodológicas Para a Construção De Teorias De Médio Alcance De Enfermagem

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Peixoto³

et al. 2018

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“…By defi nition, one of the most important characteristics of a profession is a unique body of knowledge that defi nes the foundations of practice for members (Greenwood, 1957). Smith and McCarthy (2010) state "the body of knowledge of the professional discipline distinguishes its practice, differentiates it from technical practice, and is comprised of the philosophies, ethics, theories, research, and art of the discipline" (p. 44). Continued progression of the nursing discipline is constantly needed to link the contribution of nursing knowledge to the achievement of high quality, cost-effective nursing care.…”

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Standardized Nursing Languages Essential for the Nursing Workforce

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Keenan³

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The evolution of standardized nursing languages (SNLs) has been occurring for more than four decades. The importance of this work continues to be acknowledged as an effective strategy to delineate professional nursing practice. In today's health care environment, the demand to deliver cost-effective, safe, quality patient care is an essential mandate embedded in all health reform policies. Communicating the contributions of professional nursing practice to other nurses, health providers, and other members of the health care team requires the articulation of nursing's focus of concern and responses to these concerns to improve patient outcomes. The visibility of the electronic health record (EHR) in practice settings has accelerated the need for nursing to communicate its practice within the structure of the electronic format. The integration of SNLs into the patient record offers nurses an opportunity to describe the focus of their practice through the identification of nursing diagnosis, interventions and outcomes (IOM, 2010). Continued development, testing, and refinement of SNLs offers nursing an accurate and reliable way to use data elements across populations and settings to communicate nursing practice, enable nursing administrators and leaders in health care to delineate needed resources, cost out nursing care with greater precision, and design new models of care that reflect nurse-patient ratios and patient acuity that are data driven (Pesut & Herman, 1998). The continued use of nursing languages and acceleration of nursing research using this data can provide the needed evidence to help link nursing knowledge to evidence-driven, cost-effective, quality outcomes that more accurately reflect nursing's impact on patient care as well as the health care system of which they are a part. The evaluation of research to support the development, use, and continued refinement of nursing language is critical to research and the transformation of patient care by nurses on a global level.

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“…As such, recognizing that nursing is a professional discipline, it is vital to create a central question for nursing research. This question should provide guidance for nursing's unique body of knowledge, but also take into account the philosophies, ethics, theories, research and art of the discipline (M. Smith & McCarthy, ).…”

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“…This question should provide guidance for nursing's unique body of knowledge, but also take into account the philosophies, ethics, theories, research and art of the discipline (M. Smith & McCarthy, 2010).…”

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The central question and the scope of nursing research

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As nursing continues to develop as a professional discipline, it is important for nurses to have a central question to guide their research. Since the 1800s, nursing practice and research have covered a wide scope in cooperation with other disciplines. This wide area of nursing practice and research has led to the proposal that the central question be: How can the well‐being of a person, family, community, or population be improved? The proposed question must remain flexible and open to revision because nurses will continue to adapt to the changing needs of their patients and populations and to their complex and evolving work environments.

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Disciplinary knowledge in nursing education: Going beyond the blueprints

Cited by 28 publications

References 12 publications

Reflexões Teóricas E Metodológicas Para a Construção De Teorias De Médio Alcance De Enfermagem

Reflexões Teóricas E Metodológicas Para a Construção De Teorias De Médio Alcance De Enfermagem

Standardized Nursing Languages Essential for the Nursing Workforce

The central question and the scope of nursing research

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