I am interested primarily in how people, especially women, end up in jails and prison; what their health was prior to incarceration; common themes that got them there; as well as what works for them and does not work for them after release.
This article describes the development of aesthetic inquiry and the emerging conceptualization of... more This article describes the development of aesthetic inquiry and the emerging conceptualization of the art of nursing as an art form. Aesthetic knowing, which emerges from aesthetic inquiry, is described as connoisseurship of the art of nursing and includes appreciation of the art form and insight into meanings of the art. A method of aesthetic criticism is described that links artistic experience, history, form, alternate meanings, and future possibilities. The inquiry yielded two essential elements of the art of nursing, movement and narrative, which, when manifested as an art form have the capacity to shift experience into a different realm.
Jean Watson's theory of nursing as the art and science of human caring provides the frame... more Jean Watson's theory of nursing as the art and science of human caring provides the framework for practice at the Denver Nursing Project in Human Caring, a nurse-managed center for people living with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this article is to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a new model of nursing practice at the Caring Center, called nursing care partnerships. Client and nurse narrative accounts are presented as a means of grounding the reader in the care partners' relationships that are formed during the journey of HIV/AIDS.
The carrier bag theory of nursing practice is a reinterpretation of how nursing is known and prac... more The carrier bag theory of nursing practice is a reinterpretation of how nursing is known and practiced that explicitly acknowledges and values nursing's oral and experiential traditions. An assumption of this work is that the region of experience that is nursing has been effectively divided into two worlds--academia and the world of practice. This has resulted in a theory-practice gap and an elite class-working class gap, as well as a gap between epistemes, or "knowing that" versus "knowing how." This article describes the development of reflective practice and resulting narratives from a critical perspective as a way of creating a pathway between the two worlds of nursing and honoring scholarship in all the ways nursing is known and practiced.
f the 2 million individuals currently held in U.S. jails
and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000... more f the 2 million individuals currently held in U.S. jails and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000) are . women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than Of the 2 million individuals current held in U.S. jailsl and prisons, approximately 10% (200,000) are women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than 3 million women arrested each year (22% of all arrests) who cycle in and out of local or county jail systems. Of these 3 million women, many are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle, that if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives. This constant re-cycling leads to a number of unfortunate collateral consequences that affect individuals, family, and public health issues, including increased mortality and morbidity from untreated physical and mental illnesses; child abuse; family violence; the spread of infectious diseases and chaotic communities. Health Care [NCCHC], 2002). Of these 3 milmany are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives fMaeve, 2001; Richie, 2001). This constant consequences affect individual, family, and public
Incarcerated women have numerous physical, social, and emotional health care needs, including spe... more Incarcerated women have numerous physical, social, and emotional health care needs, including specific needs related to their expressions of sexuality while in prison. This report describes the results of a participatory action research study with incarcerated women utilizing critical hermeneutic data analysis techniques. While the public’s view of sexuality between incarcerated women borders on the prurient and profane, this study suggests that women in prison continue to be sexual beings who come to “participate” in love and sex with one another based on their need for relationship and friendship. It is suggested that prison bureaucracies define women through a sexual lens, dually grounding their identities in the crimes they were sent to prison for and the perceived crimes of their sexuality. The need for nursing involvement and intervention with this marginalized and stigmatized population is discussed. Key words: critical hermeneutics, critical social theory, incarcerated women, lesbian, participatory action research
Women in prison have been identified as one of the most vulnerable groups of women in society. Th... more Women in prison have been identified as one of the most vulnerable groups of women in society. This study examined the social construction of health through weekly interviews with 20 incarcerated women over 15 months. The study was grounded within a critical hermeneutic context using interpretive methods for data analysis. Adjudicated health reflects the social construction of health for women prior to and during imprisonment, and is dually grounded in protection and punishment — a construction in direct apposition to the department of correction's conceptualization of health. Implications for the health of women during imprisonment and post-release are discussed.
The number of incarcerated women in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Incarcer... more The number of incarcerated women in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Incarcerated women often come from environments that are significant for violence, drug abuse, and a kind of chronic chaos. Many enter the penal system with acute and chronic physical problems along with mental health issues that have long gone unaddressed. From a critical hermeneutical perspective, professional and personal experience and dialogical engagement with other prison nurses are combined to examine the structure and development of caring practices behind prison walls. Analysis to date reveals the distorting and perverting effect prison systems have on the practice of nursing, a situation in which personal relationships are forbidden. In substantive ways, nurses are ordered not to care.
... Gratitude and acknowledgment are also given to County Solicitor Sheryl Jolly and Sheriff Char... more ... Gratitude and acknowledgment are also given to County Solicitor Sheryl Jolly and Sheriff Charles Webster, as well as to Captain Chester Huffman and staff at the Augusta-Richmond County Detention Center (ARCDC) for their patience and their tolerance of my weekly visits. ...
This article describes the development of aesthetic inquiry and the emerging conceptualization of... more This article describes the development of aesthetic inquiry and the emerging conceptualization of the art of nursing as an art form. Aesthetic knowing, which emerges from aesthetic inquiry, is described as connoisseurship of the art of nursing and includes appreciation of the art form and insight into meanings of the art. A method of aesthetic criticism is described that links artistic experience, history, form, alternate meanings, and future possibilities. The inquiry yielded two essential elements of the art of nursing, movement and narrative, which, when manifested as an art form have the capacity to shift experience into a different realm.
Jean Watson's theory of nursing as the art and science of human caring provides the frame... more Jean Watson's theory of nursing as the art and science of human caring provides the framework for practice at the Denver Nursing Project in Human Caring, a nurse-managed center for people living with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this article is to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a new model of nursing practice at the Caring Center, called nursing care partnerships. Client and nurse narrative accounts are presented as a means of grounding the reader in the care partners' relationships that are formed during the journey of HIV/AIDS.
The carrier bag theory of nursing practice is a reinterpretation of how nursing is known and prac... more The carrier bag theory of nursing practice is a reinterpretation of how nursing is known and practiced that explicitly acknowledges and values nursing's oral and experiential traditions. An assumption of this work is that the region of experience that is nursing has been effectively divided into two worlds--academia and the world of practice. This has resulted in a theory-practice gap and an elite class-working class gap, as well as a gap between epistemes, or "knowing that" versus "knowing how." This article describes the development of reflective practice and resulting narratives from a critical perspective as a way of creating a pathway between the two worlds of nursing and honoring scholarship in all the ways nursing is known and practiced.
f the 2 million individuals currently held in U.S. jails
and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000... more f the 2 million individuals currently held in U.S. jails and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000) are . women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than Of the 2 million individuals current held in U.S. jailsl and prisons, approximately 10% (200,000) are women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than 3 million women arrested each year (22% of all arrests) who cycle in and out of local or county jail systems. Of these 3 million women, many are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle, that if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives. This constant re-cycling leads to a number of unfortunate collateral consequences that affect individuals, family, and public health issues, including increased mortality and morbidity from untreated physical and mental illnesses; child abuse; family violence; the spread of infectious diseases and chaotic communities. Health Care [NCCHC], 2002). Of these 3 milmany are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives fMaeve, 2001; Richie, 2001). This constant consequences affect individual, family, and public
Incarcerated women have numerous physical, social, and emotional health care needs, including spe... more Incarcerated women have numerous physical, social, and emotional health care needs, including specific needs related to their expressions of sexuality while in prison. This report describes the results of a participatory action research study with incarcerated women utilizing critical hermeneutic data analysis techniques. While the public’s view of sexuality between incarcerated women borders on the prurient and profane, this study suggests that women in prison continue to be sexual beings who come to “participate” in love and sex with one another based on their need for relationship and friendship. It is suggested that prison bureaucracies define women through a sexual lens, dually grounding their identities in the crimes they were sent to prison for and the perceived crimes of their sexuality. The need for nursing involvement and intervention with this marginalized and stigmatized population is discussed. Key words: critical hermeneutics, critical social theory, incarcerated women, lesbian, participatory action research
Women in prison have been identified as one of the most vulnerable groups of women in society. Th... more Women in prison have been identified as one of the most vulnerable groups of women in society. This study examined the social construction of health through weekly interviews with 20 incarcerated women over 15 months. The study was grounded within a critical hermeneutic context using interpretive methods for data analysis. Adjudicated health reflects the social construction of health for women prior to and during imprisonment, and is dually grounded in protection and punishment — a construction in direct apposition to the department of correction's conceptualization of health. Implications for the health of women during imprisonment and post-release are discussed.
The number of incarcerated women in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Incarcer... more The number of incarcerated women in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Incarcerated women often come from environments that are significant for violence, drug abuse, and a kind of chronic chaos. Many enter the penal system with acute and chronic physical problems along with mental health issues that have long gone unaddressed. From a critical hermeneutical perspective, professional and personal experience and dialogical engagement with other prison nurses are combined to examine the structure and development of caring practices behind prison walls. Analysis to date reveals the distorting and perverting effect prison systems have on the practice of nursing, a situation in which personal relationships are forbidden. In substantive ways, nurses are ordered not to care.
... Gratitude and acknowledgment are also given to County Solicitor Sheryl Jolly and Sheriff Char... more ... Gratitude and acknowledgment are also given to County Solicitor Sheryl Jolly and Sheriff Charles Webster, as well as to Captain Chester Huffman and staff at the Augusta-Richmond County Detention Center (ARCDC) for their patience and their tolerance of my weekly visits. ...
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and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000) are
. women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than
Of the 2 million individuals current held in U.S. jailsl and prisons, approximately 10% (200,000) are women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than 3 million women arrested each year (22% of all arrests) who cycle in and out of local or county jail systems. Of these 3 million women, many are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle, that if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives. This constant re-cycling leads to a number of unfortunate collateral consequences that affect individuals, family, and public health issues, including increased mortality and morbidity from untreated physical and mental illnesses; child abuse; family violence; the spread of infectious diseases and chaotic communities.
Health Care [NCCHC], 2002). Of these 3 milmany
are caught up in a persistent imprisonment
cycle if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of
their adult lives fMaeve, 2001; Richie, 2001). This constant
consequences affect individual, family, and public
related to their expressions of sexuality while in prison. This report describes the results of a participatory action
research study with incarcerated women utilizing critical hermeneutic data analysis techniques. While the public’s
view of sexuality between incarcerated women borders on the prurient and profane, this study suggests that
women in prison continue to be sexual beings who come to “participate” in love and sex with one another based
on their need for relationship and friendship. It is suggested that prison bureaucracies define women through a
sexual lens, dually grounding their identities in the crimes they were sent to prison for and the perceived crimes
of their sexuality. The need for nursing involvement and intervention with this marginalized and stigmatized
population is discussed. Key words: critical hermeneutics, critical social theory, incarcerated women, lesbian,
participatory action research
and prisons*, approximately 10% (200,000) are
. women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than
Of the 2 million individuals current held in U.S. jailsl and prisons, approximately 10% (200,000) are women. Less widely acknowledged are the more than 3 million women arrested each year (22% of all arrests) who cycle in and out of local or county jail systems. Of these 3 million women, many are caught up in a persistent imprisonment cycle, that if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of their adult lives. This constant re-cycling leads to a number of unfortunate collateral consequences that affect individuals, family, and public health issues, including increased mortality and morbidity from untreated physical and mental illnesses; child abuse; family violence; the spread of infectious diseases and chaotic communities.
Health Care [NCCHC], 2002). Of these 3 milmany
are caught up in a persistent imprisonment
cycle if left unaddressed, will likely continue most of
their adult lives fMaeve, 2001; Richie, 2001). This constant
consequences affect individual, family, and public
related to their expressions of sexuality while in prison. This report describes the results of a participatory action
research study with incarcerated women utilizing critical hermeneutic data analysis techniques. While the public’s
view of sexuality between incarcerated women borders on the prurient and profane, this study suggests that
women in prison continue to be sexual beings who come to “participate” in love and sex with one another based
on their need for relationship and friendship. It is suggested that prison bureaucracies define women through a
sexual lens, dually grounding their identities in the crimes they were sent to prison for and the perceived crimes
of their sexuality. The need for nursing involvement and intervention with this marginalized and stigmatized
population is discussed. Key words: critical hermeneutics, critical social theory, incarcerated women, lesbian,
participatory action research