School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2011 Oct;18(8):657-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01714.x. Epub 2011 Mar 13.
This paper considers the processes through which historical narratives are shaped. Interest in this area emerged from the author's struggle to understand contemporary mental health nursing in Ireland, and to situate this profession within its historical context and trajectory. It is argued that both the historical narrative and contemporary image of Irish mental health nursing are heavily influenced by the methodologies adopted by historians working in this area. The 'progressive historical approach', which remains the predominant methodological tradition adopted in nursing history, is firstly considered in this paper. The limitations of this approach are explored and an 'interpretive historical approach' is suggested as methodological counterpoint to the progressive tradition. 'Critical perspectives' are also considered and contextualized with reference to interpretive schools of thought. It is proposed that a fusion of the interpretive and critical approaches can offer a sound theoretical basis for the development of contemporary histories of nursing that transcends progressive narratives of altruistic caring interventions.
本文考虑了历史叙述是如何形成的。作者对这一领域的兴趣源于他努力理解爱尔兰当代精神健康护理，并将这一职业置于其历史背景和轨迹中。有人认为，爱尔兰精神健康护理的历史叙述和当代形象都深受该领域历史学家所采用的方法的影响。本文首先考虑了“进步的历史方法”，这仍然是护理史中采用的主要方法传统。本文探讨了这种方法的局限性，并提出了一种“解释性历史方法”作为对进步传统的方法上的对立。还考虑了“批判观点”，并参照解释性思想流派对其进行了语境化处理。本文提出，解释性和批判性方法的融合可以为发展超越利他关怀干预的进步叙事的当代护理史提供一个合理的理论基础。
