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Compromise, massive encouragement and forcing: a discussion of mechanisms used to limit the choices available to the older adult in hospital (1996)
Journal Article
Draper, P. (1996). Compromise, massive encouragement and forcing: a discussion of mechanisms used to limit the choices available to the older adult in hospital. Journal of clinical nursing, 5(5), 325 - 331. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.1996.5.5.325

This paper gives a partial account of the findings of a qualitative research project concerning the quality of life of older people in nursing homes and hospital wards. Using strategies of ethnographic interview and hermeneutical analysis, 14 older... Read More about Compromise, massive encouragement and forcing: a discussion of mechanisms used to limit the choices available to the older adult in hospital.

Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study (1996)
Journal Article
Pearcey, P., & Draper, P. (1996). Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study. Journal of advanced nursing, 23(4), 714-721. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00042.x

There continue to be suggestions within the nursing literature that research findings are not being utilized in clinical practice The reasons for this are well documented However, less emphasis is given to ways to facilitate utilization It seemed pos... Read More about Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study.

Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy (1992)
Journal Article
Draper, P. (1992). Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy. Journal of advanced nursing, 17(8), 965-970. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02025.x

The opening section of this paper is concerned with certain questions concerning the concept ‘quality of life’ Is it possible for one person to make judgements about the quality of life of another? If it is possible, then is it morally acceptable? Gi... Read More about Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy.

The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing (1991)
Journal Article
Draper, P. (1991). The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing. Nurse education today, 11(4), 292-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/0260-6917%2891%2990092-o

Two types of nursing theory are described: the realistic, whose purpose is to account for the complex reality of nursing; and the idealistic, whose purpose is to describe an idealised world of nursing as it ‘ought to be’. It is argued that British... Read More about The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing.