All Outputs (44)

Who is in control? An investigation of nurse and patient beliefs relating to control of their health care (1994)
Journal Article
Smith, R., & Draper, P. (1994). Who is in control? An investigation of nurse and patient beliefs relating to control of their health care. Journal of advanced nursing, 19(5), 884-892. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01165.x

This study compares nurse and patient beliefs regarding control of health and perceptions of the amount of patient control. Data were collected from 21 nurses and 32 patients on a mixed surgical ward, using a series of self‐report questionnaires. No... Read More about Who is in control? An investigation of nurse and patient beliefs relating to control of their health care.

A critique of Fawcett's 'Conceptual models and nursing practice: the reciprocal relationship' (1993)
Journal Article
Draper, P. (1993). A critique of Fawcett's 'Conceptual models and nursing practice: the reciprocal relationship'. Journal of advanced nursing, 18(4), 558-564. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18040558.x

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.