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W Richard Cowling¹

¹Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville.

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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.

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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.