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- Title
Constructing nursing knowledge in the context of Canadian intensive care units, 1960-2002.
- Authors
Vanderspank-Wright, Brandi
- Abstract
Intensive care unit (ICU) nursing education in Canada evolved from grassroots, first-hand experiences, to a formally recognized area of specialty nursing practice across the nation. In this paper, the author explores the development of nursing knowledge within the ICU setting in Canada from approximately 1960 until 2002. Initially, ICU nurses relied on each other's experiences and knowledge, no matter how limited, in order to provide care to patients and families. Of particular importance is that within this practice context, nurses' relationships with each other facilitated the development and social construction of specialized knowledge through both formal and informal educational processes and, ultimately, shaped a new practice area. The lens of social construction privileges the relationships between nurses themselves as pivotal to their transformation into ICU nurses. The author draws on oral history interviews and published professional literature to trace the development of ICU nursing and nursing knowledge in Canada.
- Subjects
CANADA; NURSING; CONCEPTUAL structures; INTENSIVE care units; HISTORY of nursing; PERSONNEL management; STATISTICAL sampling; CERTIFICATION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
2368-8653
- Publication type
Article