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Lawless, J.; Moss, C. |
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Exploring the value of dignity in the work-life of nurses |
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2007 |
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Contemporary Nurse |
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23 |
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2 |
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225-236 |
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Work; Nursing philosophy; Job satisfaction; Ethics |
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In this paper the authors draw attention to the value and understandings of nurse dignity in the work-life of nurses. A review of nursing literature and a theoretical lens on worker dignity derived from recent work by Hodson (2001) was used to explore these questions. In the context of current and international workforce issues associated with recruitment and retention, analysis of the construct of worker dignity within the profession takes on a strong imperative. Findings of this inquiry reveal that while there is a degree of coherence between the nursing research and elements of Hodson's (2001) research on worker dignity, the dignity of nurses, as a specific construct and as an intrinsic human and worker right has received little explicit attention. Reasons for this may lie partly in approaches that privilege patient dignity over nurse dignity and which rely on the altruism and self-sacrifice of nurses to sustain patient care in environments dominated by cost-control agendas. The value of dignity in the work-life of nurses has been under-explored and there is a critical need for further theoretical work and research. This agenda goes beyond acceptance of dignity in the workplace as a human right towards the recognition that worker dignity may be a critical factor in sustaining development of healthy workplaces and healthy workforces. Directing explicit attention to nurse dignity may benefit the attainment of both nurse and organisational goals. Hodson's (2001) framework offers a new perspective on dignity in the workplace. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1031 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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Knowledge embedded in practice |
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Journal Article |
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1989 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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82 |
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10 |
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24-25 |
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Nursing research; diagnosis; Education; Nursing philosophy |
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A statement of the nature of research needed to distinguish the knowledge of nursing practice from knowledge developed by other disciplines. It orients to the interrelationship of practice and research as the foundation of the discipline of nursing. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1315 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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Between the idea and reality |
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Journal Article |
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1986 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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1 |
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2 |
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17-29 |
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Nursing research; Nursing philosophy; Diagnosis; Evaluation |
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A paper presented as one of the four “Winter Lecture Series” hosted by the Nursing Studies unit of the Department of Education, Victoria University of Wellington. It is a critique of “ The Nursing Process” referred to commonly in nursing education programmes. It challenges the usefulness for nursing of the linear sequence of steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1313 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M. |
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Title |
Thinking through diagnosis: Process in nursing practice |
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1986 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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1 |
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4 |
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9-12 |
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Diagnosis; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
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A paper following on from the paper “Between the idea and reality” (Nursing Praxis in New Zealand 1(2), 17-29) proposing the focus for the discipline of nursing – practice and research – is diagnosis. For nursing practice, diagnosis is a practice that collapses “The Nursing Process”; for research to develop nursing practice, diagnosis is one continuous relational process that merges and makes the separate tasks od assessment, intervention and evaluation redundant. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1314 |
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Gallagher, P. |
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Rethinking the gap: Investigating the theory-practice relationship in nursing |
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2005 |
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Coda |
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Nursing; Education; Nursing models; Nursing philosophy |
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A Grounded Theory approach was taken to explore the concept of the gap between theory and practice, whereby they are seen to be discrete entitites. For this study, the first phase of data collection was a series of computer mediated group discussions, and the second a number of individual interviews. In both sets of interviews participants were asked to describe how they experienced and managed differences they perceived between theory and practice in nursing. The participants referred to different types of theory relevant and central to effective nursing practice. The first was private theory; the second was formal theory and third was situational theory. For the students it was a conflict that produced uncomfortable emotions, distrust of others and personal self doubt. In an effort to reduce this discomfort the students sought an explanation for the differences between theory and practice, some of which challenged their key personal values. However, the most emotionally neutral explanation that also preserved the integrity of their key values was that there was a gap between the theory and the practice of nursing. The theory Negotiating Different Experiences has implications for the education of nurses in that personal knowledge and experiences must be incorporated in a programme of study and the feelings evoked by learning must be acknowledged as a catalyst to enhance learning. Further, the different forms of theory to which students will be exposed must be made explicit and nursing educators who must involve the individual student as an active partner in the mapping of a personalised programme, which includes the creation of individual assessment methods. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1104 |
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Phillips, S. |
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Exploration of the socio-cultural conditions and challenges which may impede nursing development in the twenty-first century and proactive strategies to counter these challenges |
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1999 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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History of nursing; Nursing philosophy |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1285 |
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1270 |
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