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Unitary Appreciative Nursing Praxis.
1Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville.
This article details the evolution and current state of unitary appreciative nursing praxis, a holistic approach emphasizing liberation over manipulation for vulnerable individuals. It advocates for further development in praxiological knowing and conceptual-theoretical frameworks.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Holistic Health
- Praxiology
Background:
- Nursing practice often suffers from fragmentation and medicalization.
- A need exists for nursing care that respects the human experience holistically.
- Vulnerable populations require nursing that liberates, not manipulates.
Purpose of the Study:
- Describe the historical development of unitary appreciative nursing praxis.
- Explicate the current state of unitary appreciative nursing praxis.
- Clarify the elements and dimensions of the unitary appreciative nursing praxis model.
Main Methods:
- Historical analysis of nursing praxis development.
- Conceptual explication of unitary appreciative nursing.
- Model clarification of elements and dimensions.
Main Results:
- Unitary appreciative nursing praxis has evolved over 30 years.
- The current praxis emphasizes holistic care transcending fragmentation.
- Key elements and dimensions of the model have been clarified.
Conclusions:
- Unitary appreciative nursing praxis offers a liberating alternative to fragmented care.
- Further research into praxiological knowing is essential.
- Refinement of conceptual-theoretical development in this area is advocated.
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