Power (Psychology)

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Political cultures, health systems and health policy.

Policies for restructuring national health systems in low- and middle-income countries tend to follow similar packages of prescriptions along the lines of those discussed in the World Development Report of 1993. An ubiquitous reform measure is that of ...
Sarah Atkinson (Soc Sci Med, 200207)
political-cultures-health-systems-health-policy.asp

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An international collaboration in nursing education viewed through the lens of critical social theory.

Critical social theory, including the work of Jurgen Habermas, provides a valuable lens for viewing phenomena within their sociopolitical contexts. According to Habermas, the lives and experiences of individuals, groups, and societies in the western ...
David N Ekstrom, Hrafn Oli Sigurdsson (J Nurs Educ, 200207)
international-collaboration-nursing-education-viewed-lens-critical.asp

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Leadership development: supporting nursing in a changing primary health care environment.

New organisations to provide primary health care in New Zealand are evolving in response to changes in policy, funding and contracting arrangements. The premise of this paper is that involvement of nurses in the decision-making of health organisations is ...
Beverley J Mackay (Nurs Prax N Z, 200207)
leadership-development-supporting-nursing-changing-primary-health.asp

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Ethical oversight of public health research: can rules and IRBs make a difference in developing countries?

Controversies in the conduct of international research continue to pose challenges for the system of ethical review, particularly for developing countries. Although the concept of vulnerability is key to addressing these challenges, ethical review has ...
Leslie London (Am J Public Health, 200207)
ethical-oversight-public-health-research-rules-irbs-difference.asp

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What matters to the parents? A qualitative study of parents experiences with life-and-death decisions concerning their premature infants.

The aim of this article is to generate knowledge about parents participation in life-and-death decisions concerning their very premature and/or critically ill infants in hospital neonatal units. The question is: what are parents attitudes towards their ...
Berit Støre Brinchmann, Reidun Førde, Per Nortvedt (Nurs Ethics, 200207)
matters-parents-qualitative-study-parents-experiences-life-death.asp

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Discourse analysis--making connections between knowledge and power: an interview with Debbie Payne by Lynne S. Giddings and Pamela J. Wood.

Discourse analysis is a relative newcomer to the variety of qualitative research methodologies used in nursing and midwifery research in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This is the seventh article in a series based on interviews with nursing and midwifery ...
Debbie Payne (Nurs Prax N Z, 200207)
discourse-analysis-making-connections-knowledge-power-interview.asp

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Lessons in empowerment.

Leading an Empowered Organisation (LEO) is a three-day programme of individual and group work that aims to improve managerial skills. The course encourages participants to move away from autocratic management styles and embrace a new approach that is ...
Alan Shaw (Nurs Times, 20020625-071)
lessons-empowerment.asp

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Nurse-patient power relationship: preliminary evidence of patients power messages.

The interactive relationship that is based on sharing power and control is the goal of health counseling practice. This research examined the nurse-patient power relationship and emphasized the patients perspective. Health counseling sessions, 38 in ...
Tarja Kettunen, Marita Poskiparta, Maija Gerlander (Patient Educ Couns, 200206)
nurse-patient-power-relationship-preliminary-evidence-patients-power.asp

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Reshaping the state from above, from within, from below: implications for public health.

The modern state is being reshaped by multiple forces acting simultaneously. From above, the state is actively constrained by agreements promoted by international agencies and by the power of multinational corporations. From within, the state is being ...
Michael R Reich (Soc Sci Med, 200206)
reshaping-state-above-below-implications-public-health.asp

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Nurses in corporate America: embracing power through influence.

Executive positions in corporate America offer nurse leaders the opportunity to influence product development and services delivered to ensure that the best possible solutions are provided to health care organizations, providers, and patients. This ...
Charlotte A Weaver (Semin Nurse Manag, 200206)
nurses-corporate-america-embracing-power-influence.asp