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A Philosophy of Nursing: What Is It? What Is It Not?
Salsberry
What is the goal of philosophy?
to help humans understand themselves within a world dominated by science
What kind of questions is philosphy concerned with?
questions that are more common and not necessarily amenable to direct investigation
What kind of inquiry are philosophers engaged in? (3)
inquiry r/t the search for truth, the nature of the universe, the meaning of human experience
Philosophia
the love of wisdom
*Philosophy of science within nursing in Katherine’s words
Helps us to understand the evidence we get from science and apply it to practice
*From this, what evolves?
Praxis
*Praxis
practical applicability of theory – practical action
*Positivism
The heart of all knowledge is science. Any knowledge of the world comes through empirical evidence.
Why not so good for psych nursing?
Positivism devalues stories (anecdotes) and psych nursing is all about people’s stories
Moving away from positivism is?
phenomenology
*Phenomenology
Literally the study of “phenomena.” Study of a person’s perception of the meaning of an event, as opposed to the event as it exists externally to (outside of) that person. Goal is to describe accurately a person’s ‘lived’ experience in relation to what is being studied.
Describe
What does it mean to you to have hallucinations? (Not tell me about the content of your hallucinations.)
What is the post-positivism research movement called?
Grounded Theory
Philosophy of science (2)
A deliberate analysis of the underlying assumptions upon which science is based (foundations, methods, implications). The central questions concern what counts as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the purpose of science.
Describe philosophy of science in nursing (slides)
Philosophy of science in nursing helps to establish the meaning of science through an understanding and examination of nursing concepts, theories, laws, and aims as they relate to nursing practice. Praxis evolves.
What is the nature of nursing science?
How do nurses understand truth, describe nursing, explain, predict…. Explore determinism and free will…
*What does philosophy do in relation to nursing? (3) Represents belief systems of the profession.
Is a guide or framework for the profession Provides perspective for Practice Scholarship Research (Provides framework for asking questions about nursing and assumptions that guide theory.)
