enhancing nursing knowledge through democratic cross

enhancing nursing knowledge through democratic cross

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ENHANCING NURSING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DEMOCRATIC
CROSS-NATIONAL COLLABORATION
Karen Lucas Breda 1, Maria da Gloria Miolfo Wrighf
1 Ph.D., University of llartford, \Vest J lartford. Connectkul, United St<1tes of Aml,rka. E-mail: [email protected]'d.O
) Ph.D., Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization of American Stilles. \·Vashington, United S\,1\'es of
America. E-mili!: gwright~iltMs.org
ABSTRACT: Enhancing nursing knowkd)!,t> requires the L'xch;mge 11f idt'as worldwide through t-Jw collaboration of nurse scientists.
Healthy partnNships abide by t!w values of collabomtion, mutual trust, rt'sped ;md dignity. How('ver, t1 lack of information t'xists
rt'g<Hding tlw nutun> of cross-national acadt•mit: pnrtnerships in nursing. Tlw purpose of this artick is twofold: to t•xplore democn1tic
cmss-nation;)l collnborations in nursing and to pnsl' tlwort>tical!y-bast'd intl'rvenlions In enh<1llLX' futuH' dcmon,ltic collilbomtions crossnat-ioml!ly in nursing. VVhill> a review of ilw lik'r<lt-ure rt'Vl'<lled some modl'l nursing partm•rships, nursing can lwnt•fit fwm h;winp; <1
better evidQncP based understanding of the topic. TheorPiical formulations fmm eduo1tion, philosophy and crilie<1l anthropology offt>r
complementary knws to aid in the analysis. Tlw proct•ss can help nursing iK<ldt>mics to think more critka!Jy about the issut>s and to
ddineate tlwory driven protocols for dvmon<llic cross-national <.:ollaboration with ilw uHimat<.' ilim of enhancing nursing kmnvh-:dgP.
DESCRIPTORS: Nnrsing. Knnwledgt•. Colbbor;llion. Clobaliz.Jtion. lntt•rnational as]W<.'!S.
MELHORAR 0 CONHECIMENTO DE ENFERMAGEM ATRAVES DA
COLABORA<;:AO DEMOCRATICA ENTRE NA<;:OES
Rl~SUMO: MC'lhorar o conlwdmento dt> t'nfcrmngem rPquer a tmca dt• idl~ias <.'m \<.ldo o rnundo alrnvl•s da colabomc;ihl de cienlistm;
tmfpnnt>ira. Parct•rias saud~veis respdtar os valores dn <.'olahnrn<;ilo, a confian(il ml1tua, rt'.5pei!·ot' dignidade. No entilnlo, a falta dt'
infonWl(<\o t'Xistente snbre n noturt'Z<l da cruzad,1 nacinnill parct>ri<ls acadCmicas em enfermagt•m. 0 objdivo dt'slt' nrtigo l' duplo:
para explorer dt>mocratic tnmsnadonal coli1bom~6es em enfermagem t' pM\1 pos<ll' com base !t•(~rica, ilS ink'rven(,'Oes para melhorm
futun1s coltJbora~i:ws dt'mocri'!tlca cruzada nadnnal em t>nferm.1gem. Enquillllo uma n'vlsi\0 da litemtura n'Vt'lou algumas parcerlas
de ('nft•nnagem modPio, dt• <•nft'l'l11<1gt'm podc St' benelkiar deter uma melhor compn'<•nsiio basc',)das em t•vidl•ncias sobrc o telll<l.
Fmmtlhl(CK'S k'(wicils da antmpologia educa<;i'IO, fi!osofia <•nitk,, oftcn•n•m lenles compk>mentilrt'S p<lril auxiliar na an<ilisc•. 0 proccsso
pode <ljudar a <Kadbnkos dt~ enft>rmag<•m para ~wnsar mais critiranwntc> sobn• os problt>rnas e dt'linear os protocnlos lt>oritl nril'nlado
pam a colabnra<.;iio en\r{' p<1ises dt•morni.!icos, como objt'clivo Ultimo de nwlhor<lr o conhecinwnto de enfermngem.
DESCRITORES: EnfPrmagcm. Conhecimento. Colabora<.;.'io. Clobilliza<.;.'io. As[WCl<.lS inlenwcitlJlcliS.
MEJORAR LOS CONOCIMIENTOS DE ENFERMERIA ATRA VES DA
COLABORACION DEMOCRATICA ENTRE NACIONES
RESUMEN: Mt>jorar los conocimkntos d<.~ t•nfcrnwrfa requiere el inlerc,llnbio dcideas en todo el mundo t1 tra\·Cs de Ia colabnnwil'm de
cil'ntf(icos de c•nfl'rnwrfa. Asoci,Kimws saludable cumplir con los valnrt>s de colaboraci6n, Ia cnnfi,JJVa mutua, l'l'Spelo y dignidad. Sin
embargo, la falta de informnci(m que exist<.~ sobre Ia naturale?.il de Ia cruzada nacional de nsociaciones ac,ld{~micas en Ia cnfprnwria.
El prop6sito de> ('Ste articulo es doblc: t'xplorer demoo·•tlk transnacion<~l cobborM·imws t-n t'nft>rnwrin y plantear teMicamcnte las
intervenci01ws pma nwjornr futumscobboraciones entre paisPs dt•mocrillicos enla cnfl'rnwriil. Mienlras que 11na revision dt' Ia literatur<l
l't'Vt'UJ qtw algunas nsociaciont>s de t'nfi'rmi'ria dt' modelo, de enfernwri,l put>dl' bt>nPficiarsP d<.• tener una <.~omprcnsi(ln nwjor evidt'ncia
bas<ld<l end L-ema. Formu!acimws tc•<irkas d<.> Ia nntropologia Ia educ<Ki6n, la fi!osofia y !<1 critic a ofrt'LYn l<.•n!<.•s compknwntarias para
ayudar en t•l an;\!isis. El proceso put>dt' a~rudar a los ,,studiant<.:s dt' enfPrnwria a pensar dt' lll<lJWra 1mls crilka st)bn' los problcm;lS
y pari! dt>fim'r los protoco!os de Ia teorla democr<1tk impuls<Jda por colaborad{ln trnnsnadonal con c>l t)bjdiv<.) final dt' mejnr<lr los
conocimientos de t>nfernwri<l
DESCRIPTORES: EnfPrnwria. Conocinwnto. Colaboraci(m. Clob,1lizaci6n. Aspt><.:los int('rnacionaks.
Tc>xto Conti'xto Enf(>rJH, Florian6polis, 20U JuJ ..Sl'l; 20(3): 392-8.