By Joseph Hannan
Nursing exists on a verge, according to Dan Pesut. He said many of the participants in this year's conference have come "to embrace the complexity and the diversity of the relationships (they're) engaged in."
In his opening remarks, Pesut said historically, nursing has been torn between many different practice approaches including rule-based and evidence-based methods. Pesut advocated for a non-linear, wholisitc approach that will help nurses to improve their work--an approach that embraces creativity and complexity.
He referred to Complexity Science as being a "second-tier value development"--a wholistic lens through which a new understanding can be achieved. Pesut said the science of complexity has great potential for nursing in terms of addressing issues faced by the modern nurse. He asked conference participants to self-organize into groups and discuss both personal nursing values and applications of Complexity Science for nursing.
Through group discussion, new ideas about Complexity Science and how it will benefit nursing emerged. Nurses, nursing professors, nursing administrators, communications professors and even an engineer shared their thoughts on how the linear world view is no longer applicable.
The stories that emerged from the discussion seemed to suggest that the conference participants each had an inherent knowledge of the science of complexity as it applies to their professions. Dramatic results in the form of new insight are emerging early on in the conference.
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