@article {McAllister:March 2003:0309-2402:528,
	author = "McAllister M.",
	title = "Doing practice differently: solution-focused nursing",
	journal = "Journal of Advanced Nursing",
	volume = "41",
	year = "March 2003",
	abstract = "mcallister m. (2003) <I>Journal of Advanced Nursing</I><B>41</B>(6), 528&#150;535 <P></P>&#062;<B>Doing practice differently: solution-focused nursing</B> <P></P><B>Background.</B> Critical thinking and reasoning take many forms; however, a problem-orientation remains the favoured approach in health care. <P></P><B>Purpose.</B> This paper considers the effects of a problem-orientation and argues that a solution-orientation fits nursing&#039;s interests more closely and represents an exciting way forward in both education and practice. <P></P><B>Discussion.</B> Whilst a problem-focus is criticized by some, it remains largely unchallenged as the guiding light for nursing practice. A major reason is that the problem focused approach has strong cultural roots. It is deeply embedded in our thinking, and has become taken-for-granted and not often recognized or debated. Whilst problem-solving has an important place in helping to diagnose disorder and overcome difficulties, nursing needs to move beyond its borders because the role also concerns problem-free issues such as health and well-being. Creativity, imagination and focusing on strengths not problems are also important cognitive processes. <P></P><B>Conclusion.</B> A problem-orientated approach in nursing has had a constraining rather than enabling influence. By refocusing on a solution-focused approach, we could show how we are different from medicine, and how we aim to do nursing differently through using skills such as engagement, resilience-building, community development, primary health care and health education.",
	pages = "528-535(8)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jan/2003/00000041/00000006/art00003"
	doi = "doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02564.x"
}