quiz #1 Flashcards
nursing has a long & detailed history, but modern nursing with a professional context is linked to whom?
Florence Nightingale
when did nursing science begin to develop its own unique body of knowledge?
after word war 2
historically, how did nursing knowledge look?
historically nursing often applied the knowledge of other disciplines which stalled the development of its own unique knowledge
in the 1960s what did nursing educators begin to explore?
- the unique nature of nursing
- sought to remove education from an apprenticeship model that included lectures from doctors
what became the key focus in the 60’s?
nursing knowledge
what did the exploration of nursing knowledge include?
- what is the focus and scope of nursing?
- how is nursing different than other healthcare professionals?
- what knowledge is appropriate disciplinary knowledge for nursing?
Is nursing a profession or a discipline?
nursing is both
what is nursing as a profession?
- the art of nursing
- persons who have received specialized education in the discipline which is based upon regulated, defined, and monitored standards
why has profession of nursing detoured from its original disciplinary foundation in recent years?
- economic considerations
- technologies
- medicalization
- hospital-based practices and policies
what is nursing as a discipline?
- the science of nursing
- goal is to expand knowledge about human experiences
- knowledge, framework, and theories
- community of scholars
- qualitative and quantitative research
the knowledge in the discipline of nursing is the _______ guide to living the art of nursing
the scientific guide
what happens if there is no disciplinary orientation and foundation?
nothing to guide the development of the profession, nursing will lose its way
positivist research
scientifically verified studies to reveal the nature of things
-quantitative
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through experience and senses
informatics
science of processing data for storage and retrieval
study of the structure, behaviour, and interactions of systems
research methodology
specific procedure or techniques to identify, select, and process information about a topic
quantitative VS. qualitative research
quantitative= tests hypothesis and research questions
OBJECTIVE, structured data.
qualitative= discovers ideas, unstructured data, SUBJECTIVE.
what are the foundation for discipline specific knowledge?
theories and philosophies of science
are profession and discipline the same?
NO, the discipline of nursing is different but intersecting. with the evolution of the profession of nursing.