Collaboration in research.
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Biomedical subjects
R Northway
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Disability, nursing research and the importance of reflexivity.
Reflexivity has been viewed as a way of promoting quality within the research process. Its importance is highlighted in both the literature concerning nursing research and that which relates to disability research. However, whilst disabled people comprise a key client group for nurses the need for nurse researchers working in this field to adopt a reflexive approach to their work has not been explored in depth. In this paper the relevance of reflexivity to nursing research is discussed and current debates concerning disability research are explored. It is argued that there are particular reasons why it is necessary for nurse researchers to adopt a reflexive approach when focusing on disability. First, there is a need to examine closely the definitions of disability which underpin our research and practice. Second, it is noted that nurse researchers may be viewed as part of a system which disables people with impairments. Finally, it is important to reflect critically upon whose interests are served by such research. Some strategies for promoting reflexivity are also explored. It is concluded that a failure to address these issues via a process of critical reflection may mean that nursing research is viewed as unhelpful by disabled people. This in turn has implications for nursing practice.
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Disability and oppression: some implications for nurses and nursing.
Since the 1970s organizations of disabled people have defined disability as a form of oppression. However, despite nurses (along with other professionals) increasingly being viewed as part of this experience of oppression, British nursing literature has to date largely failed to conceptualize disability in these terms. In this paper the five faces of oppression identified by Young are modified to include discrimination and developed to provide a framework in which evidence of the oppression experienced by disabled people may be analysed. It is argued that if nurses and the nursing profession are to challenge and reduce oppression then this should be via a process of awareness of the nature of disability, reflection on practice and development in partnership. Accordingly, an agenda is identified which has implications for nursing practice, education and research. It is stressed that if nursing is not to be viewed as irrelevant to the needs of disabled people or as part of the process by which they are oppressed then it is vital that this agenda is heeded.
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The health and social care divide: bridging the gap.
It is nearly three years since the full introduction of the reforms advocated in the Caring for People White Paper (DoH 1989) and reports and articles are now being published which comment on the initial effects of these changes, particularly those which have arisen from the health and social care divide created by the reforms. This article examines the nature of this division of responsibility, its implications for patients and for nursing practice. Some positive developments and possible courses of action are also considered.
Community Health Nursing↗
Leading to politics.
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Conflict, Psychological↗
Proceed with political care.
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Health Care Reform↗
Poverty as a practice issue for learning disability nurses.
People who have a learning disability are vulnerable to poverty. Given that poverty has a negative impact on mental and physical health, this should be an area of concern for learning disability nurses. Historically, however, this is an area of practice which has not received much attention. It is important that learning disability nurses are aware of the impact which poverty can have on the lives of their clients and that they incorporate this understanding into their practice. Interventions which can be implemented at the level of individual clients, groups and society to tackle poverty and its effects are proposed. It is concluded that, at present, little is known about the extent to which such a perspective underpins practice or about the extent to which poverty is addressed in pre- and post- registration educational courses. The need for further research and development is noted.
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