The Application of Nonlinear Dynamics in Nursing Research |
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| Authors: | Hamilton Patti Pollock Jane Englebright Mitchell De Ann F Vicenzi Angela E West Bruce J |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX;(2) College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, 76204-5498;(3) San Antonio Community Hospital, San Antonio, TX;(4) Department of Nursing, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT;(5) Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX |
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| Abstract: | In this article, the authors present an overview of the applications of chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics to problems of relevance not only to nurses, but to anyone dealing with human functioning and interaction. These applications have been in the areas of epidemiology, nursing management and physiological functioning. In some cases, the applications were successful in identifying information that would have been overlooked using traditional methods. In other cases, the problems of data collection and analysis, unique to nonlinear dynamics, are still being developed and tested. |
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| Keywords: | chaos nonlinear dynamics epidemiology nursing management physiology |
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