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Time to think: temporal considerations in nursing practice and research
1School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK. aled.jones@swansea.ac.uk
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|February 13, 2001
Summary
Understanding nursing time is crucial for practice and research. This study suggests nurses operate in complex, nonlinear temporal worlds, challenging linear models and highlighting the need for better conceptualization.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Studies
- Temporal Dynamics
Background:
- Temporal dynamics significantly influence nursing behavior.
- Little attention has been given to temporal issues in nursing literature, theory, and research.
- Existing literature reveals misconceptions and undervaluation of nursing time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the meaning and conceptualization of nursing time.
- To examine how nursing time is represented in literature and interpreted in practice.
- To derive theory from non-nursing literature to better understand nursing time.
Main Methods:
- Literature review.
- Theory derivation from non-nursing literature.
- Analysis of research data illustrating moments in nursing time.
Main Results:
- Misconceptions and undervaluation of nursing time are prevalent.
- Linear time models (clock, calendar) may contribute to these issues.
- Nurses function within nonlinear, complex, and parallel temporal worlds.
Conclusions:
- Complex temporal dynamics in healthcare and nursing require attention in practice and research.
- Recognizing these dynamics can help define nursing's fundamental identity.
- A better conceptualization of nursing time is needed to distinguish nursing within healthcare professions.