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February 8, 2012

Olga Jarrin, University of Pennsylvania

Redefining the Metalanguage of Nursing Science: Contemporary Underpinnings for Innovation in Research, Education and Practice

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Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Place: Claire Fagin Hall, Room 435

Abstract: This seminar will discuss an updated synthesis of nursing’s central concepts (human being, environment, health & nursing) with implications for research, education and practice. Expert nursing involves complex pattern recognition that recognizes the integrality (unity) between human beings and their environment while considering multiple perspectives: the individual-subjective realm of self and consciousness, the individual-objective view of the organism and structured development, the inter-subjective realm of culture or worldview, and the inter-objective realm of social systems and structures. Through this framework we can discuss all phenomena of interest to nursing, from genomic research exploring how environmental factors contribute to illness, to cross-cultural communication, or the relationship between the nursing practice environment and patient outcomes. This seminar should stimulate new discourse and dialogue about the current state of thinking within nursing theory, research, education and practice.

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