Using Ockham’s razor to redefine "nursing science"
Confusion remains about the concept "nursing science." Definitions vary, depending on country, context and setting. Even among nurse scholars and scientists there is disagreement about the content and boundaries of nursing science. There is an urgent need for an acceptable definition that...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| Dans: |
Nursing philosophy
Année: 2020, Volume: 21, Numéro: 2, Pages: 1-8 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Epistemology
B nursing science B knowledge development B nursing goals B Ethical Responsibility B philosophy of nursing |
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| Résumé: | Confusion remains about the concept "nursing science." Definitions vary, depending on country, context and setting. Even among nurse scholars and scientists there is disagreement about the content and boundaries of nursing science. There is an urgent need for an acceptable definition that can guide nursing knowledge development, education, and practice. In this article, we highlight the problems for the profession of this sort of conceptual ambiguity, arguing that it is an ethical responsibility for the profession to gain clarity about the meaning and apt focus of our knowledge development initiatives. We parse out nursing and science as separate concepts and synthesize from this analysis a simple yet comprehensive definition of nursing science. We propose that this definition is capable of unifying ongoing nursing endeavors and should serve as the basis for evaluating nursing's knowledge development and educational initiatives. |
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| ISSN: | 1466-769X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Nursing philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nup.12246 |
