Nurses' informal argument: Learning to justify the claim and reach agreement

Debra Hagler, Sarah Brem

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Abstract

Nurses convince their peers of the need for ongoing action and monitoring during change-of-shift discourse about patient health issues. Twenty pairs of critical-care nurses participated in a qualitative study of authentic everyday argument at the bedside. The process of providing and evaluating evidence for claims and justifying decisions during nursing shift report included pragmatic and structural aspects of persuasive argument in the context of a high-stress, high-stakes, time-pressured environment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings
Pages932-933
Number of pages2
StatePublished - Dec 1 2006
Event7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2006 - Bloomington, IN, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2006Jul 1 2006

Publication series

NameICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings
Volume2

Other

Other7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBloomington, IN
Period6/27/067/1/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Education

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