Using critical reflection to enhance the care of older people: a practice example.

Reflection is an essential aspect of nursing practice that facilitates continuing professional development and practice improvement. Critical reflection is a more in-depth form of reflection and can be described as a creative, dynamic and transformative learning process that enhances practice by promoting self-awareness and critical thinking. Older adults often present with complex and multiple healthcare needs. Engaging in critical reflection can assist nurses to provide the high-quality, person-centred care required to meet those needs, support older people to retain their independence and enhance their well-being. This article discusses critical reflection within the context of nursing older people and describes various models that can be used to support the reflective process. The authors use a practice example to illustrate how using critical reflection in practice can enable nurses to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and use what they have learned to enhance their delivery of person-centred care.

What is nursing in advanced nursing practice? Applying theories and models to advanced nursing practice-A discursive review.

AIM: This article appraises models and theories related to advanced nursing practice. It argues that while the role of the advanced nurse practitioner builds on and extends beyond traditional nursing, it remains firmly grounded in 'caring'. BACKGROUND: The stereotype that nurses 'care' and doctors 'cure' is fading. Increasingly, nurses have crossed boundaries and conducted independent assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and consultation, which used to be the doctor's role. Confusion and argument have arisen due to the higher-level practice of the advanced nurse practitioner, as many questions where these 'doctor nurses' stand. DESIGN: A literature review. DATA SOURCES: Databases, including CINAHL, Medline and Google Scholar, were searched. METHOD: Databases were searched, and relevant studies and review articles from 1970 to 2023 were identified using the following keywords: 'advanced nurse practitioner', 'nurse practitioner', 'advanced nursing', 'advance practice', 'nurse practitioner', 'nursing theory' and 'nursing model'. RESULTS: Although advanced nurse practitioners identify themselves as nurses, there is limited use of nursing theory to conceptualize this new level of practice and to define their contribution to the multi-disciplinary team. It is noted that a holistic approach to personalized patient care, based on therapeutic relationships and effective communication, may help us identify the unique contribution of the advanced nurse practitioner. CONCLUSIONS: The development of advanced nursing theory needs to capture this holistic approach and its caring element to recognize the value and strengthen the identity allegiance of this hybrid role. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE: Holistic approach and patient-centred care, effective communication and the therapeutic relationship are strong characteristics relating to ANP practice, the latter of which is yet to be clearly defined and captured in nursing theories. Conceptualizing ANP practice and capturing their valuable nursing care will enable better understanding and clarity for the role to realize its full potential.

How much do we know about nursing care delivery models in a hospital setting? A mapping review.

To deal with the upcoming challenges and complexity of the nursing profession, it is deemed important to reflect on our current organization of care. However, before starting to rethink the organization of nursing care, an overview of important elements concerning nursing care organization, more specifically nursing models, is necessary. The aim of this study was to conduct a mapping review, accompanied by an evidence map to map the existing literature, to map the field of knowledge on a meta-level and to identify current research gaps concerning nursing models in a hospital setting. Next to nursing models, two other organizational correlates seem to be of importance when looking at the organization of nursing care: nurse staffing and skill mix. Although it seems that in recent research, the theoretical focus on the organization of nursing care has been left behind, the increasingly complex healthcare environment might gain from the use of nursing theory, or in this case, care delivery models. As almost no fundamental studies have been done toward the combination of care delivery models, nurse staffing, and skill mix, those elements should be taken into account to fully capture the organization of nursing care in future research.

Efeito da Tele-enfermagem no Processo Adaptativo de Pessoas Com Estomia Intestinal: Ensaio Clínico / Effect of Telenursing on the Adaptive Process of People With Intestinal Stoma: Clinical Trial / Efecto de la Teleenfermería en el Proceso Adaptativo de Personas Con Estomía Intestinal: Ensayo Clínico

Objetivo:Analisar o efeito da tele-enfermagem no processo adaptativo de pessoas com estomia intestinal. Método: Ensaio clínico randomizado, unicego. Aplicou-se a escala de verificação do nível de adaptação da pessoa com estomia, e formaram-se dois grupos. O grupo controle recebeu atendimento convencional com profissionais do centro de referência, e o grupo intervenção obteve o acompanhamento convencional associado à intervenção complementar via telefone (três chamadas telefônicas realizadas no 20º, 40º e 60º dia após contato inicial). Ao final da intervenção, os participantes foram avaliados novamente pela escala. O recrutamento ocorreu desde o primeiro contato e contou com uma amostra de 16 participantes no grupo intervenção e 17 no grupo controle. Resultados: Notou-se semelhança nos níveis de adaptação no baseline entre os dois grupos, entretanto dados do pós-intervenção demonstraram diferença significante dos grupos no decorrer do estudo e menores valores das médias do grupo controle comparados às medidas do grupo intervenção, indicando maior nível de adaptação no grupo intervenção. Conclusão: O estudo verificou o efeito da tele-enfermagem no processo adaptativo da pessoa com estomia e sugere benefícios no acompanhamento complementar via tele-enfermagem no nível de adaptação de pessoas com estomia de tempo ≤ 12 meses de cirurgia.

Objective: To analyze the effect of telenursing on the adaptive process of people with intestinal ostomy. Method: Randomized, single-blind clinical trial. The verification scale of the level of adaptation of the person with ostomy was applied, and two groups were formed. The control group received conventional care with professionals from the reference center, and the intervention group received conventional follow-up associated with the complementary intervention via telephone (three phone calls on the 20th, 40th and 60th day after initial contact). At the end of the intervention, the participants were evaluated again through the scale. Recruitment occurred from the first contact and had a sample of 16 participants in the intervention group and 17 in the control group. Results: There was a similarity in the levels of adaptation at baseline between the two groups. However, post-intervention data showed a significant difference between the groups during the study and lower values of the means of the control group compared to the measures of the intervention group, demonstrating a higher level of adaptation in the intervention group. Conclusion: The study verified the effect of telenursing on the adaptive process of the person with a stoma and suggests benefits in complementary monitoring via telenursing at the level of adaptation of people with a stoma after ≤ 12 months of surgery.

Objetivo:Analizar el efecto de la teleenfermería en el proceso adaptativo de personas con ostomía intestinal. Método: Ensayo clínico aleatorizado, simple ciego. Se aplicó la Escala de Verificación del Nivel de Adaptación de la Persona con Ostomía y se formaron dos grupos, el grupo control recibió atención convencional con profesionales del centro de referencia y el grupo intervención recibió seguimiento convencional asociado a la intervención complementaria vía telefónica (3 llamadas telefónicas los días 20, 40 y 60 después del contacto inicial). Al final de la intervención, los participantes fueron evaluados nuevamente mediante la escala. El reclutamiento se produjo desde el primer contacto y contó con una muestra de 16 participantes en el grupo de intervención y 17 en el grupo control. Resultados: Hubo similitud en los niveles de adaptación al inicio del estudio entre los dos grupos, sin embargo, los datos posteriores a la intervención mostraron una diferencia significativa entre los grupos durante el estudio y verificaron valores más bajos de las medias del grupo control en comparación con el medidas del grupo de intervención, demostrando un mayor nivel de adaptación en el grupo de intervención. Conclusión: El estudio verificó el efecto de la teleenfermería en el proceso adaptativo de la persona con estoma y sugiere beneficios en el seguimiento complementario a través de la teleenfermería a nivel de adaptación de la persona con estoma después de ≤ 12 meses de la cirugía

Aesthetic ways of knowing: exploring mental health nurses' experiences of delirium superimposed on dementia.

BACKGROUND: In the UK, people with delirium superimposed on dementia may be cared for by mental health nurses, however there is little in the literature about the experience of caring for people with the condition from the perspective of mental health nurses. AIM: To illuminate the experiences of mental health nurses caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia and to explore how mental health nurses 'know' the people they care for using 'aesthetic ways of knowing'. METHOD: A mixed-methods design was used guided by the principles of activity theory. Participants were registered mental health nurses with experience of caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia within a 24-hour care environment, including an NHS mental health foundation trust and care homes. Data were collected in two ways and at two different time points: first via semi-structured interviews (n=7), second via a questionnaire (n=25). Thematic analysis of the qualitative data was paired with simple descriptive statistics of the quantitative data to describe participants' experience. FINDINGS: This article discusses one finding from the larger study, which was undertaken as part of the author's PhD, in relation to the way in which mental health nurses 'know' the people they care for. Overall, participants showed a preference for aesthetic ways of knowing, rather than the use of formal assessment tools or scores. Participants experienced caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia by valuing the person and concentrating on their behaviours, responses and personality, thus enabling them to anticipate and/or recognise potential triggers, precipitating factors and any changes in behaviours. CONCLUSION: The ways in which mental health nurses know the people they care for influences their care delivery. Mental health nurses' use of aesthetic ways of knowing should be recognised and valued as a way of better understanding and supporting the person with delirium superimposed on dementia.

Los modelos en enfermería, consideraciones prácticas respecto al contexto / Nursing models, practical considerations regarding the context

Un modelo científico es una representación abstracta, conceptual, gráfica, física y/o matemática, de sistemas, objetos, fenómenos y procesos físicos o sociales, que buscan analizar, describir, explicar, simular esos sistemas y fenómenos o procesos presentados ante una situación real. Los modelos se desarrollan a través de un proceso iterativo que permite determinar un resultado final a partir de unos datos de entrada, en el cual la evidencia empírica permite revisar y modificar los presupuestos básicos de los mismos. En nuestro caso, la profesión de enfermería, en España, los modelos actuales vienen dados e intentamos cuadrar nuestra realidad en ellos. Considerando nuestros propios objetivos, es necesario que nuestros modelos se ajusten a la situación de realidad que conceptualizan, pues es distinta. Todo modelo debe construirse a partir de conceptos y relaciones específicas en una adaptación a la realidad que cada profesional, enfermera vive. En nuestro caso, hablamos del contexto de cada enfermera, la situación cultural en la que se llevan a cabo los procesos de comunicación e interrelación, apoyándonos en bases epistemológicas y ontológicas, y siendo conocedores de los elementos conceptuales que dan sentido a la profesión. (AU)

A scientific model is an abstract, conceptual, graphic, physical and/or mathematical representation of systems, objects, phenomena and physical or social processes, which seek to analyse, describe, explain, simulate those systems and phenomena or processes presented in a real situation. The models are developed through an iterative process that allows determining a result from some input data, in which the empirical evidence allows reviewing and modifying their basic assumptions. In our case, the nursing profession in Spain, the current models are given, and we try to fit our reality into them. In relation with our own objectives, it is necessary that our models adjust to the reality that they conceptualize, since it is different. Every model must be built from specific concepts and relationships in an adaptation to the reality that each professional, nurse lives. In our case, we speak of the context of each nurse, the cultural situation in which communication and interrelation processes are carried out, relying on epistemological and ontological bases, and being aware of the conceptual elements that give meaning to the profession. (AU)

Using reflection in nursing practice to enhance patient care.

The ability to reflect on, and learn from, practice experiences is essential for nurses when seeking to provide effective person-centred care. This article outlines the various types of reflection that nurses can use, such as reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action. It also details some of the main models of reflection and explains how nurses might develop their skills in reflection to enhance the quality of patient care. The article provides examples of cases and reflective activities to demonstrate how nurses can use reflection in their practice.

"Geriatric Proximity" Intervention in COVID-19 Context: Contribution to Reducing Loneliness and Improving Affectivity.

(1) Background: The pandemic context has limited the social and family contacts of institutionalized older adults, and intervention is urgently needed. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the implementation of a "Geriatric Proximity" intervention on the functioning, satisfaction with social support, affective experience, and feelings of loneliness of institutionalized older adults in the times of the pandemic. (2) Methods: This is a pilot study. An experimental group (subject to the "Geriatric Proximity" intervention) and a control group were constituted. Four assessment instruments were applied to both groups: the satisfaction with social support scale; the elderly nursing core set; the positive and negative affect schedule; and the UCLA loneliness scale. (3) Results: The control group shows no differences between the three measurement instants, while the experimental group shows between first and third measurements (all p < 0.05). We observed a reduction in the scores of loneliness scale, negative affect, and cognition functioning and an increase in satisfaction with social support and positive affect. (4) Conclusions: The intervention "Geriatric Proximity" showed a positive contribution by decreasing loneliness and increasing affectivity, satisfaction with social support, and cognitive function during the pandemic period.

Modelo assistencial na atenção primária à saúde: acesso e integralidade do cuidado durante a pandemia covid-19 / Care model in primary health care: access and comprehensive care during the covid-19 pandemic / Modelo asistencial en la atención primaria a la salud: acceso y atención integral durante la pandemia de covid-19

RESUMO: Objetivo: analisar o modelo assistencial na Atenção Primária à Saúde na perspectiva do acesso e integralidade do cuidado. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, com dados coletados no período de maio a dezembro de 2021, em cada regional de saúde do estado do Paraná, por meio de entrevistas gravadas, de roteiro semiestruturado com 26 gestores. Utilizou-se o software IRAMUTEQ para processamento e agrupamento dos dados em cinco classes. A análise dos resultados foi conduzida pela Hermenêutica dialética. Resultados: evidenciaram-se em duas classes ações relacionadas aos atributos acesso e integralidade, presentes no modelo assistencial. As ações para ampliação do acesso contaram com a participação de equipe multiprofissional na promoção da integralidade do cuidado e inserção de recursos tecnológicos, mantendo, porém, o modelo biomédico. Considerações finais: durante a pandemia, houve adaptação e resiliência por parte dos gestores que organizaram o modelo assistencial, a inclusão de ferramentas tecnológicas para facilitar o acesso e a continuidade do cuidado.

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the care model in Primary Health Care from the perspective of access and comprehensive care. Method: Qualitative research, with data collected from May to December 2021 in each regional health center in the state of Paraná through recorded interviews using a semi-structured script with 26 managers. IRAMUTEQ software was used to process and group the data into five classes. The results were analyzed using dialectical hermeneutics. Results: Two classes showed actions related to the attributes of access and comprehensiveness present in the care model. Actions to increase access included the participation of a multi-professional team to promote comprehensive care and the use of technological resources while maintaining the biomedical model. Final considerations: During the pandemic, there was adaptation and resilience on the part of managers who organized the care model and the inclusion of technological tools to facilitate access and continuity of care.

RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar el modelo asistencial en Atención Primaria a la Salud desde la perspectiva del acceso y la atención integral. Método: investigación cualitativa, con datos recogidos de mayo a diciembre de 2021, en cada centro regional de salud del estado de Paraná, a través de entrevistas grabadas, utilizando un guion semiestructurado con 26 gestores. Se utilizó el software IRAMUTEQ para procesar y agrupar los datos en cinco clases. Los resultados se analizaron utilizando la hermenéutica dialéctica. Resultados: dos clases mostraron acciones relacionadas con los atributos de acceso e integralidad, presentes en el modelo de atención. Las acciones para aumentar el acceso incluyeron la participación de un equipo multiprofesional para promover la atención integral y la inclusión de recursos tecnológicos, manteniendo el modelo biomédico. Consideraciones finales: durante la pandemia, hubo adaptación y resiliencia por parte de los gestores que organizaron el modelo de atención, incluyendo herramientas tecnológicas para facilitar el acceso y la continuidad de la atención.

Alignment of the International Council of Nurses Advanced Practice Nursing Guideline Characteristics With Conceptual Frameworks: A Scoping Review.

Background: During the past 50 years, numerous conceptual frameworks have been used to describe and evaluate advanced practice nursing (APN) roles and outcomes. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) released an updated description of APN characteristics intersecting with currently utilized frameworks allows for assessing relevance to practice. Purpose: The review aimed to examine the alignment of established and commonly used conceptual frameworks related to advanced practice roles with the ICN APN guidelines characteristics. This will help identify a globally relevant framework for APN roles. Method: PubMed, Cumulative Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and ProQuest Central databases were searched using terms that characterize APN and conceptual frameworks. To address currency and relevance of frameworks was applied to discovered frameworks identifying and reviewing in detail those which were cited more than 15 times during the last five years. Results: This search found over 1107 publications. Of these, nine conceptual frameworks met all inclusion criteria. The frameworks captured some of the characteristics described by the ICN. Eight addressed all categories but in a limited fashion. Implications for Practice: Reviewing recently and frequently cited frameworks can inform the applicability in the interested readers, own nursing practice. This review not only does this but also examines the global uptake and the relationship to international standards of APN to provide additional information on the frameworks' reach and worldwide transferability. However, further research examining the relevance of these frameworks in low- and lower-middle-income countries is needed to understand their importance.

"More is not always better": Park's sweet spot theory-driven implementation strategy for viable optimal safe nurse staffing policy in practice.

AIM: This paper aims to propose Park's sweet spot theory-driven implementation strategy, which makes optimal safe staffing policy really work in nursing practice. BACKGROUND: For the last 40 years, mainstream nursing workforce research has emphasized that having more registered nurses leads to better patient outcomes, and yet staffing policies have failed to implement this crucial concept. Meanwhile, global nursing shortages have become rampant, a problem that only dilutes the skill-mix ratios in the nursing workforce. Low fertility and an aging population worldwide are then accelerating these shortages. These dire circumstances may be persisting because of unclear, unsubstantiated cost-efficiency in the nursing workforce. For this reason, there remains a dearth of well-researched evidence for a clear threshold on optimal safe staffing levels that could maximize quality of care relative to cost given limited healthcare financial budgets and which could also be fitted into each care setting. Along with that, an implementation strategy for optimal safe staffing levels is nonexistent. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE: An implementation strategy has been developed through interdisciplinary consilience-based theory synthesis of both prospective theory and regulatory focus theory combined with Park's optimized nursing staffing (sweet spot) estimation theory. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS: A theory-driven novel implementation strategy is proposed, which functions as a nudge strategy that uses the synchronous balance of quality of care, nurse staffing, and cost. It illustrates (1) how to create shared value among patients, nurses, and stakeholders through robust evidence-based, informed shared decision-making rationales on the optimal safe nurse staffing levels and (2) how to induce stakeholders to overcome resistance to innovation and improve their nursing workforce through value chain in management science. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING WORKFORCE POLICY: This novel implementation strategy may be a viable solution to mitigate the nursing shortage by leading stakeholders (1) to compete with each other (on the basis of nursing sufficiency) and (2) to competitively demonstrate the patient-centered value (patient-perceived care quality relative to cost) of their institutions.

The role of community-level characteristics in comparing United States hospital performance by magnet designation: A propensity score matched study.

AIMS: To assess the impact of community-level characteristics on the role of magnet designation in relation to hospital value-based purchasing quality scores, as health disparities associated with geographical location could confound hospitals' ability to meet outcome metrics. DESIGN: This cross-sectional study was carried out between October 2021 and March 2022 using data from 2016 to 2021. METHODS: Propensity score analysis was used to match hospital and community-level characteristics, implementing nearest neighbour matching to adjust for pre-treatment differences between magnet and non-magnet hospitals to account for multi-level differences. Secondary data were obtained from all operational acute-care facilities in the United States that participated in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' hospital value-based purchasing (HVBP) program. Dependent variables were the four value-based purchasing domains that comprise the Total Performance Score (TPS; Clinical Care, Person and Community Engagement, Safety, and Efficiency and Cost Reduction). RESULTS: Magnet hospitals had increased odds for better scores in the HVBP domains of Clinical Care and Person and Community Engagement, and decreased odds for having better Safety. However, no statistically significant difference was found for the Efficiency domain or the TPS. CONCLUSION: Measuring performance equitably across organizations of various sizes serving diverse communities remains a key factor in ensuring distributive justice. Analysing the TPS components can identify complex influences of community-level characteristics not evident at the composite level. More research is needed where community and nurse-level factors may indirectly affect patient safety. IMPACT: This study's findings on the role of community contexts can inform policymakers designing value-based care programs and healthcare management administrators deliberating on magnet certification investments across diverse community settings. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: For this study of US hospitals' organizational performance, we did not engage members of the patient population nor the general public. However, the multi-disciplinary research team does include diverse perspectives.

Development of a Professional Practice Nursing Model for a University Nursing School and Teaching Hospital: A nursing methodology research.

AIM: The aim of the study was to describe the process of developing a Professional Practice Model by a Nursing School and Nursing Department of University Hospital. DESIGN AND METHOD (S): This is a descriptive nursing methodology research, developed along three stages: preliminary, empirical and validation. The empirical phase used qualitative and quantitative methodology. 28 teachers from the nursing school and nurses from the hospital participated. We defined the elements of the nursing meta-paradigm from narratives and focus group. Then, we extracted propositions regarding the nature of nursing from the relationship between the meta-paradigm elements, which concluded in the core elements. RESULTS: The core elements of this nursing professional practice model are nursing seeks the well-being of the person, family or group; nursing is total and global, person-centred; nursing is compassionate; nursing entails up-to-date, quality scientific, technical and human competencies; nursing is delivered in a teaching hospital environment, with a Christian ethical perspective.

Parent and Provider Perspectives on Primary Continuity Intensivists and Nurses for Long-Stay Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Rationale: Primary continuity intensivists and nurses for long-stay patients (LSPs) in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are understudied strategies used to mitigate the fragmented care of typical rotating care models. Objectives: To investigate the advantages and disadvantages of primary continuity intensivists and nurses for LSPs as perceived by their parents and PICU providers. Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional mixed-methods study of the perspectives of parents whose children were admitted to a PICU for >10 days and had one or more complex chronic conditions regarding the care provided by their PICU intensivists and nurses. As part of a trial, patients had been randomized to care provided by a rotating on-service intensivist who changed weekly and by PICU nurses who changed every 12 hours (usual care group) or to care provided by the same on-service intensivist plus a primary continuity intensivist and primary nurses (primary group). In addition, PICU providers (intensivists, fellows, and nurses) were queried for their perspectives on primary intensivists and nurses. Novel questionnaires, assessed for content and face validity and for readability, were used. The parental questionnaire involved indicating their degree of agreement with 16 statements about their children's care. The provider questionnaire involved rating potential advantages of primary continuity intensivists and nurses and estimating the frequency of disadvantages. Descriptive statistics and divergent stack bar charts were used; parents' and providers' responses were compared, stratified by their children's group (usual care or primary) and provider role, respectively. Results: The parental response rate was 71% (120 completed questionnaires). For 10 of 16 statements, parents whose children had primary continuity intensivists and nurses indicated significantly more positive perceptions of care (e.g., communication, listening, decision making, problems due to changing providers). The provider response rate was 61% (117 completed questionnaires); more than 80% believed that primary intensivists and nurses were highly or very highly beneficial for LSPs. Providers perceived more benefits for patients/families (e.g., informational continuity, facilitating and expediting decision making) than for staff/institutions (e.g., staff satisfaction). Providers reported associated stress, expenditure of time and effort, and decreased staffing flexibility with primary practices. Conclusions: Perceived benefits of primary continuity intensivists and nurses by both parents and providers support more widespread adoption and study of these continuity strategies.

Integrative approach to the development of situation specific theories: theoretical reflection / Enfoque integrativo para el desarrollo de teorías de situación específicas: reflexión teórica / Abordagem integrativa para o desenvolvimento de teorias de situação específica: reflexão teórica

ABSTRACT Objective: reflect on the use of the integrative approach and its contribution as a methodological path for the development of situation specific theories in nursing. Method: reflexive study, considering the methodological framework of Im and Meleis and the possibilities of its incorporation into Brazilian nursing for the development of situation specific theories. Results: the following topics are presented: Integrative approach: possibilities to develop situations specific theories; and, Usefulness of the development of situation specific theories from the integrative approach. The reflection is based on the experience of using the methodological framework for the development of situation specific theories, in addition to discussing the potentialities the framework has regarding the construction of theories that guide nursing care in particular contexts. Conclusion: the integrative approach is underused in the Brazilian context of theory production, despite being a nursing reference. Therefore, it needs to be made visible to strengthen the development of knowledge that represents diverse and specific realities in order to advance in clinical practice.

RESUMEN Objetivo: reflexionar sobre el uso del enfoque integrador y su contribución como camino metodológico para el desarrollo de teorías de situaciones específicas en enfermería. Método: estudio reflexivo, considerando el marco metodológico de Im y Meleis y las posibilidades de su incorporación en la enfermería brasileña para el desarrollo de teorías de situaciones específicas. Resultados: se presentan los siguientes temas: Enfoque integrador: posibilidades de desarrollar teorías de situaciones específicas; y, Utilidad del desarrollo de teorías de situaciones específicas desde el enfoque integrador. La reflexión se basa en la experiencia de utilizar el marco metodológico para el desarrollo de teorías de situaciones específicas, además de discutir las potencialidades que tiene el marco en cuanto a la construcción de teorías que orientan el cuidado de enfermería en contextos particulares. Conclusión: el enfoque integrador está subutilizado en el contexto brasileño de producción teórica, a pesar de ser un referente en enfermería. Por lo tanto, es necesario visibilizarlo para fortalecer el desarrollo de conocimientos que representen realidades diversas y específicas para avanzar en la práctica clínica.

RESUMO Objetivo: refletir sobre a contribuição do uso da abordagem integrativa como caminho metodológico para o desenvolvimento de teorias de situação específica em enfermagem. Método: estudo do tipo reflexivo, considerando o referencial metodológico de Im e Meleis e as possibilidades de sua incorporação pela enfermagem brasileira para o desenvolvimento de teorias de situação específica. Resultado: são apresentados os tópicos: Abordagem integrativa: possibilidades para desenvolver teorias de situação específica; e, Utilidade do desenvolvimento de teorias de situação específicas a partir da abordagem integrativa. A reflexão sustenta-se na experiência de utilização do referencial metodológico para o desenvolvimento de teorias de situação específica, bem como discute o potencial do referencial para a construção de teorias que guiem o cuidado de enfermagem em contextos particulares. Conclusão: a abordagem integrativa é subutilizada no contexto brasileiro de produção de teorias, mesmo sendo um referencial próprio da enfermagem. Por isso, necessita ser visibilizada para fortalecer o desenvolvimento de conhecimento que represente realidades diversas e específicas a fim de avançar na prática clínica.

Teoria geral do autocuidado segundo o modelo de análise de teorias de Meleis / Orem's general self-care theory according to Meleis' model for theory analysis / Teoría general del autocuidado según el modelo de análisis de teorías de Meleis

Resumo Enquadramento: As teorias de enfermagem são capazes de sustentar a construção da identidade da profissão e favorecer a expansão enquanto ciência e disciplina, o que sinaliza para a relevância do aprofundamento de pesquisas teóricas na enfermagem. Objetivos: Analisar a utilidade da teoria geral do autocuidado de Orem e descrever os elementos estruturais da mesma a partir do modelo de análise de teorias de Meleis. Principais tópicos em análise: Estudo descritivo reflexivo, desenvolvido utilizando os critérios de análise da utilidade e de descrição dos componentes estruturais da teoria geral do autocuidado. Na descrição dos componentes estruturais foram analisados os conceitos (dimensão abstrato-concreto, grau de generalidade e dimensão variável/não-variável), os pressupostos (explícitos ou implícitos) e as proposições (existentes, explicação/relacionais, reversíveis, deterministas, estocásticas, sequenciais, coexistentes, suficientes, condicionais/contingentes, necessárias ou substituíveis). Na análise da utilidade da teoria na prática, procurou-se responder a questionamentos propostos por Meleis. Conclusão: A aplicação do modelo de análise de teoria de Meleis permitiu a confirmação da utilidade da teoria geral do autocuidado de Orem na prática de enfermagem.

Abstract Background: Nursing theories contribute to the development of the identity of the nursing profession and promote its expansion as a science and a discipline, pointing to the relevance of conducting theoretical studies in nursing. Objectives: To analyze the utility of Orem's general self-care theory and describe its structural components based on Meleis' model for theory analysis. Main topics under analysis: A descriptive-reflective study was conducted using the criteria for analyzing utility and describing the structural components of the self-care deficit nursing theory. The description of the structural components involved the analysis of concepts (abstract-concrete dimension, degree of generality, and variable/non-variable dimension), assumptions (explicit or implicit), and propositions (existence, explanation/relational, reversible, deterministic, stochastic, sequential, coexisting, sufficient, conditional/contingent, necessary, or substitutable). In the analysis of the utility of a theory for practice, this study sought to answer the questions posed by Meleis. Conclusion: The application of Meleis' model for theory analysis confirmed the utility of Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory in nursing practice.

Resumen Marco contextual: Las teorías de enfermería son capaces de apoyar la construcción de la identidad de la profesión y favorecer su expansión como ciencia y disciplina, lo que señala la pertinencia de seguir investigando teóricamente en enfermería. Objetivos: Analizar la utilidad de la teoría general del autocuidado de Orem y describir sus elementos estructurales basándose en el modelo de análisis teórico de Meleis. Principales temas en análisis: Este estudio descriptivo-reflexivo se desarrolló utilizando los criterios de análisis de utilidad y descripción de los componentes estructurales de la teoría general del autocuidado. En la descripción de los componentes estructurales se analizaron los conceptos (dimensión abstracta-concreta, grado de generalidad y dimensión variable/no variable), los supuestos (explícitos o implícitos) y las proposiciones (existentes, explicativas/relacionales, reversibles, deterministas, estocásticas, secuenciales, coexistentes, suficientes, condicionales/contingentes, necesarias o sustituibles). En el análisis de la utilidad de la teoría en la práctica, se buscó responder a las preguntas propuestas por Meleis. Conclusión: La aplicación del modelo de análisis teórico de Meleis permitió confirmar la utilidad de la teoría general del autocuidado de Orem en la práctica enfermera.

Teoria geral do autocuidado segundo o modelo de análise de teorias de Meleis / Orem's general self-care theory according to Meleis' model for theory analysis / Teoría general del autocuidado según el modelo de análisis de teorías de Meleis

Resumo Enquadramento: As teorias de enfermagem são capazes de sustentar a construção da identidade da profissão e favorecer a expansão enquanto ciência e disciplina, o que sinaliza para a relevância do aprofundamento de pesquisas teóricas na enfermagem. Objetivos: Analisar a utilidade da teoria geral do autocuidado de Orem e descrever os elementos estruturais da mesma a partir do modelo de análise de teorias de Meleis. Principais tópicos em análise: Estudo descritivo reflexivo, desenvolvido utilizando os critérios de análise da utilidade e de descrição dos componentes estruturais da teoria geral do autocuidado. Na descrição dos componentes estruturais foram analisados os conceitos (dimensão abstrato-concreto, grau de generalidade e dimensão variável/não-variável), os pressupostos (explícitos ou implícitos) e as proposições (existentes, explicação/relacionais, reversíveis, deterministas, estocásticas, sequenciais, coexistentes, suficientes, condicionais/contingentes, necessárias ou substituíveis). Na análise da utilidade da teoria na prática, procurou-se responder a questionamentos propostos por Meleis. Conclusão: A aplicação do modelo de análise de teoria de Meleis permitiu a confirmação da utilidade da teoria geral do autocuidado de Orem na prática de enfermagem.

Abstract Background: Nursing theories contribute to the development of the identity of the nursing profession and promote its expansion as a science and a discipline, pointing to the relevance of conducting theoretical studies in nursing. Objectives: To analyze the utility of Orem's general self-care theory and describe its structural components based on Meleis' model for theory analysis. Main topics under analysis: A descriptive-reflective study was conducted using the criteria for analyzing utility and describing the structural components of the self-care deficit nursing theory. The description of the structural components involved the analysis of concepts (abstract-concrete dimension, degree of generality, and variable/non-variable dimension), assumptions (explicit or implicit), and propositions (existence, explanation/relational, reversible, deterministic, stochastic, sequential, coexisting, sufficient, conditional/contingent, necessary, or substitutable). In the analysis of the utility of a theory for practice, this study sought to answer the questions posed by Meleis. Conclusion: The application of Meleis' model for theory analysis confirmed the utility of Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory in nursing practice.

Resumen Marco contextual: Las teorías de enfermería son capaces de apoyar la construcción de la identidad de la profesión y favorecer su expansión como ciencia y disciplina, lo que señala la pertinencia de seguir investigando teóricamente en enfermería. Objetivos: Analizar la utilidad de la teoría general del autocuidado de Orem y describir sus elementos estructurales basándose en el modelo de análisis teórico de Meleis. Principales temas en análisis: Este estudio descriptivo-reflexivo se desarrolló utilizando los criterios de análisis de utilidad y descripción de los componentes estructurales de la teoría general del autocuidado. En la descripción de los componentes estructurales se analizaron los conceptos (dimensión abstracta-concreta, grado de generalidad y dimensión variable/no variable), los supuestos (explícitos o implícitos) y las proposiciones (existentes, explicativas/relacionales, reversibles, deterministas, estocásticas, secuenciales, coexistentes, suficientes, condicionales/contingentes, necesarias o sustituibles). En el análisis de la utilidad de la teoría en la práctica, se buscó responder a las preguntas propuestas por Meleis. Conclusión: La aplicación del modelo de análisis teórico de Meleis permitió confirmar la utilidad de la teoría general del autocuidado de Orem en la práctica enfermera.

Reflections on the nursing theory movement.

This manuscript represents one segment of a philosophical conversation held in a virtual webinar in February 2021 to consider some of the current debates in nursing theory, education and practice, and their relationship to philosophy. The webinar was sponsored by the International Philosophy of Nursing Society and the Centre for Nursing Philosophy at University of California, Irvine as an opportunity provide a venue for important philosophical and theoretical thinking to a wide audience of nurse educators and practitioners around the world.

The imperative to address institutional racism in nursing practice.

Racism has been a part of nursing since its inception and has influenced its models, practices, selection of ascribed leaders, and problem framing. Reducing health disparities by effectively addressing how racism influences institutional practices is both necessary and relevant to the discipline of nursing. Using concepts from systems theory and business operations management this paper provides an important perspective for the discipline to begin to effectively address institutional racism and build nursing knowledge.

The effect of family-centered empowerment model on the quality of life of adults with chronic diseases: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Family-centered empowerment model (FCEM) is a concept that strengthens the family to help a chronic patient to obtain a better quality of life (QoL). The effects of FCEM on QoL of chronic patients are still inconclusive. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of FCEM on QoL of adult patients with chronic diseases. METHODS: Following an online search PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, OVID, EMBASE, EBSCO, PsycINFO and Persian databases (Irandoc, IranMedex, SID and MagIran), all studies that tested the impact of FCEM on QoL of patients with chronic diseases were included. Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool was used to assessment the quality of included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and before/after studies. Analyses were conducted by STATA16. RESULTS: Six hundred and ninety-seven studies were identified for screening. After screening process, 11 eligible studies were included in this meta-analysis. There were significant intervention effects in all QoL dimensions, physical and mental subscales and QoL total score (All P < 0.05). The minimum lower bound for SMD was 0.61 (95%CI: 0.96 to 1.66), indicating an increasing effect of the intervention on all QOL dimensions. The results showed substantial heterogeneity between the studies for all QoL dimensions, physical and mental subscales and QoL total scores (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: FCEM is an appropriate model with a simple and effective application for families with a patient suffering from a chronic illness. Nursing education planners and healthcare providers could benefit from this model for improving the nursing education curriculum and accrediting programs.