The article talks about the issue of family and its role in nursing practice. The author asserts that this issue has become a central theme in the discipline. Consequently, there is a need to look for the underlying theories that govern the family element in this field. The author further argues that most models in nursing practice have not been synchronized with nursing models. Consequently, it is necessary to establish new nursing models. Currently, nursing practitioners rely on theories and models applied in other specialties for governing their practice with regard to the family unit.
One such example is through Ludwig von Bertalanffy’ generalized system approach. The author acknowledges that the application of this system in nursing has been varied and has yielded positive responses. However, in relation to her area of concern . i. e. the family, this author feels that the systems theory does not do justice to the way in which nursing is carried out. She asserts that the systems theory creates a political reflection of the family yet the latter concept is much more complex; it requires an incorporation of a series of social and health issues surrounding it.
In this regard, this practitioner believes that there should be a de-contextualized approach to families rather than the systems approach. (Wellard, 2005) An innovation diffusion article from CINAHL online database Article source: Lee, T. (2003): Nurses adoption of technology: application of Rogers’s innovation diffusion model, Applied Nursing Research, 17, 4, 231-238 The author begins by acknowledging the proliferation of technology into various professions in the field of medicine. In particular, he focuses on the issue of computers in nursing practice.
The research aimed at examining nurses’ perceptions in the process of preparing a care plan system. In the research, data was collected through the use of interviews. Twelve participants from a Taiwan hospital were involved in the interview. Information obtained was then classified into five characteristics that depicted innovation; they included observability, trialability, complexity, compatibility and relative advantage. The latter classifications were all based on Roger’s innovation model. It was found that this model was effective in the description of nurses’ behavior towards adoption of new technologies. (Lee, 2003)