Appreciative inquiry to transform nursing practice for mentoring children of promise
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Title
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Appreciative inquiry to transform nursing practice for mentoring children of promise
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:edc9063c38dc:11778
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identifier
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12397
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Creator
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Falk, Kathleen,
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Contributor
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Margaret Lunney
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Nursing | Mental health | appreciative inquiry | Children of incarcerated parents | mentoring
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Abstract
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A Nurse-Mentoring Program based on Peplau's Interpersonal Relationship Theory (1952) and Erickson, Tomlin and Swain Modeling and Role Modeling Theory (1983) was implemented to promote optimum health and educational outcomes among children at high risk for intergenerational incarceration. The aim of this study was to reflect on the existing strength and effectiveness in the nurse-mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents, to lead the nurse-mentors in discovering what is important, and build a collective vision of the preferred future for mentoring this population. Through the appreciative inquiry (AI) process, a type of action research, nurses transformed their practice in assisting children toward healthy behaviors. Participants were RNs who enrolled in a Baccalaureate program and worked for at least 60 hours in the role of nurse-mentor. Data were collected through individual interviews and focus groups that resulted in consensus for an action plan. A dialectic-hermeneutic approach was employed to interpret the texts of participants who experienced working with Children of Promise and construct personal meaning from them. An action plan was implemented and evaluated after three months. Based on the evaluation, conclusions were drawn and a collective view emerged regarding best nurse-mentoring practices for this program and implications for other programs for children with incarcerated parents. The nursing theories were effective in helping participants to establish relationships with children in the context of mentoring.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.N.S.
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Program
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Nursing Studies
