Postmodern and poststructural approaches to nursing research / by Julianne Cheek.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (SageKnowledge platform, viewed October 17, 2019).

This title offers a pluralistic perspective on the patient experience and patient care.

"The pluralistic perspectives offered by postmodern and poststructural approaches to health care offer new insights into aspects of nursing and health care. Julianne Cheek's Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches to Nursing Research makes these approaches accessible to health care workers, researchers, and health care scientists through carefully exploring what these terms mean and how they can be brought to bear in the clinical and health research settings." "In the first three chapters, the author examines definitions of postmodern and postcultural approaches and ways in which they can be used to influence and inform us about health care. Chapters 4 and 5 look at the practical aspects of proposing and carrying out research projects using these approaches. Cheek concludes by reviewing the "intellectual journey" required in coming to grips with the meaning and application of these approaches, and she suggests ways in which the reader can continue to grow in his or her pursuit."--Provided by publisher.

Setting the Parameters: What this Book is About and Why it is Important. This Book as a Response to Research in Nursing/Health Care as an Evolving Process ; Towards an Understanding of Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches ; Can Postmodern and Poststructuralist Approaches Influence Practice or are They Merely Esoteric? ; What is to Follow -- Situating Postmodern Thought. What This Chapter Is About ; What is Postmodern Thought? ; The Work of Michel Foucault ; Using A Postmodern Theoretical Frame in Research About Health and Health Care -- Thinking and Researching Poststructurally. Outline of This Chapter ; Poststructural Thought ; Discourse Analysis: One Method within a Poststructuralist Approach ; Deconstruction: Another Approach to Research Within Poststructural Perspectives -- Speaking Practically, Part I: "Proposing" Research Informed by Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches. The Craft of Proposal Writing: Preliminary Considerations ; The Craft of Proposal Writing: Creating The Text -- Speaking Practically, Part II: "Doing" Research Informed by Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches. Collecting and Analyzing the Material: Phase 1 of The Study ; Phase 2: Qualitative Thematic Analysis: Developing a Chronology of Topics ; Phase 3: Analyzing the Reporting about Toxic Shock Syndrome Discursively ; Report on the Findings of Phase 3 Analysis -- The Journey Forward. Where Have We Been? ; Where Are We? ; The Journey Forward -- Grant Application, "Constructing Toxic Shock Syndrome."

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