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M C Stainton

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1998

The transforming power of research on practice: involving practitioners in analysis.

Nurses were invited to participate in the interpretation of transcribed interviews during the data analysis phase of a phenomenological study. They worked with the investigators in learning and using hermeneutic methods to identify and interpret meanings embedded in exemplars. Their expert clinical knowledge of the field of practice added rigor to the analytical process and depth to the understanding achieved. As the analysis progressed, the nurses began to spontaneously describe transformation occurring in their practice. Involving nurses in data analysis has transformative power on practice.

Diffusion of Innovation↗
PubMed1993

Caring for a chronically ill infant: a paradigm case of maternal rehearsal in the neonatal intensive care unit.

This study examines a mother's perspective of caring for a chronically ill infant coming home from the neonatal intensive care unit. Understanding the meaning of the situation for the parent can foster excellence in clinical practice that is based on understanding derived from descriptions of their experience. This paper presents a paradigm case extracted from a larger phenomenological study that is examining the high-risk perinatal experience. Hermeneutic methods used for analysis led to the discovery of five meanings in the experience for the parent: (a) uncertainty; (b) experiencing the baby as powerful; (c) striving to gain acceptance from the baby; (d) blurred territory in taking up the practices of care; and (e) being alone and vulnerable.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1992

Mismatched caring in high-risk perinatal situations.

A longitudinal study with a phenomenological approach revealed mismatched perceptions between caregivers and women in high-risk perinatal care. The participants were 27 women, 20 of which were recruited during a high-risk pregnancy and 7 who were recruited following the birth of a high-risk newborn. Interviews and diaries were analyzed to gain understanding of the subjective experience of being in a high-risk situation. One of the major discoveries was the inappropriate labeling of mothers as denying the seriousness of the situation. Mothers focused on the possibilities in the situation, whereas caregivers focused on the actual or potential problems. The article describes this mismatch and proposes changes in practice to offset dysynchronous caring.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1990

Parents' awareness of their unborn infant in the third trimester.

An exploratory, grounded-theory study revealed that parents develop a sense of their unborn infant's presence in an individualized manner. Four coexisting levels of cognitive and sensory awareness were delineated from a sample of primiparous and multiparous parents during the third trimester of pregnancy: awareness of the infant as an idea, awareness of the infant's presence, awareness of specific infant behavior, and awareness of the infant's interactive ability. Mothers controlled fathers' access to the unborn infant. Not all mothers interacted with their infant during pregnancy, indicating variability in style. These findings challenge current understanding of prenatal attachment.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

The development of a practising nursing faculty.

Practice is where skills are developed and where theory must pass testing. This is best done by observing and responding to human needs so that theory generated will have a precise fit. A variety of joint appointments with a focus on nursing have been established between the Faculty of Nursing at The University of Calgary and nursing service agencies in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The expected outcome is congruence between teaching, theory development, and practice. This paper differentiates faculty practice as scholarship from other forms of faculty involvement in practice settings. The nature of faculty practice is examined and various models of faculty practice are discussed. The Calgary model, designed to fit faculty member's focus on care to specific practice settings is described.

Canada↗
PubMed1983

A format for recording the clinical performance of nursing students.

In summary, this format of recording student's clinical performance data has met the criteria established. Recording can be done previous to and throughout the clinical practice period, the learner finds the tool helpful in seeing evaluation as a process in which he/she plays a major role and the learning needs are identifiable from trends visible in the data recorded. Most importantly, a positive attitude prevailed about the recording of clinical performance for evaluative purposes.

Clinical Competence↗
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The efficacy of SeaBands for the control of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.

Twenty-seven pregnant women (5-22 weeks gestation) participated in a study to determine the efficacy of SeaBands for the control of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). NVP was reduced by 50% for these women. SeaBands are more effective if applied early in the symptom experience; less if applied late. SeaBands have considerable potential for a drug-free and noninvasive approach to control NVP.

Acupuncture Points↗