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Philosophy and Science in a Practice Discipline
A nurse enters a patients room to check her vitals and spends some time talking with the patients family how they are doing. Later that day another nurse responds to the patients call button; she becomes concerned when she discovers that the patient is running a fever and is in pain despite receiving the medication that has been ordered for her. She recalls a similar instance with a different patient and keeps that in mind as she asks the patient about how she is feeling. These seemingly simple actions are guided by philosophyeach nurse’s view of nursing and appropriate patient care. Do you personally think nursing should rely solely on biological science? Or do you think it is important for nursing to incorporate a broader more holistic approach to care? How do you know what you know? What sources of information are most significant to you? How should you determine what types of research are applicable to nursing practice?
To prepare:
By tomorrow 5/31/17 post 550 words essay in APA format with 3 references from the list below that include the level one heading as numbered below:
posta cohesive response that addresses the following:
1) Why are philosophy and science important to a practice discipline?
2) How do they legitimize the nursing profession?
3) Provide examples from your nursing practice that demonstrate how the scientific method influences nursing knowledge.
Required Readings
McEwin M. & Wills E.M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Chapter 1 Philosophy Science and Nursing
Chapter 1 introduces the scientific and philosophical foundations of nursing and how these contribute to knowledge development within the discipline of nursing.
Gray J.R. Grove S.K. & Sutherland S. (2017). Burns and Groves the practice of nursing research: Appraisal synthesis and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis MO: Saunders Elsevier.
Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing Research
Chapter 1 introduces nursing research and discusses how science theory and philosophy all influence research.
Chapter 2 Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 2 reviews the history of nursing research beginning with the work of Florence Nightingale and examines the influence of nursing research today on evidence-based practice.
Moran K. Burson R. & Conrad D. (2017). The doctor of nursing practice scholarly project: A framework for success (2nd ed.). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 1 Setting the Stage for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project
Chapter 5 The phenomenon of Interest
Chapter 6 Developing the Scholarly Project
Isaacs S. Ploeg J. & Tompkins C. (2009). How can Rorty help nursing science in the development of a philosophical foundation? Nursing Philosophy 10(2) 81-90. doi:10.1111/j.1466-769X.2008.00364.x
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article discusses the application of the Richard Rortys pragmatic philosophy to nursing practices and research.
Kinsella E. A. (2010). Professional knowledge and the epistemology of reflective practice. Nursing Philosophy 11(1) 3-14. doi:10.1111/j.1466-769X.2009.00428.x
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article examines the philosophical underpinnings and epistemological assumptions of reflective practice in an effort to advance understanding for application in professional healthcare settings.
Mackay M. (2009). Why nursing has not embraced the clinician-scientist role. Nursing Philosophy 10(4) 287-296. doi:10.1111/j.1466-769X.2009.00416.x
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In this article the role of the clinician-scientist and importance of clinical research for nursing is examined.
Persson J. (2010). Misconceptions of positivism and five unnecessary science theoretic mistakes they bring in their train. International Journal of Nursing Studies 47(5) 651-661. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.009
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This article discusses misconceptions of positivism and the implications of these misconceptions for nursing researchers.
Pesut B. & Johnson J. (2008). Reinstating the ‘Queen’: Understanding philosophical inquiry in nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(1) 115-121. doi: 10.1111/j.1365 -2648.2007.04493.x
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This article provides an analysis of the use of philosophical inquiry within nursing research. The article identifies characteristics of philosophical inquiry as well as common tools used in this methodology.
Porter S. (2001). Nightingales realist philosophy of science. Nursing Philosophy 2(1) 14-25. doi:10.1046/j.1466-769X.2001.00029.x
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In this article Florence Nightingale’s realist philosophy of science is compared to todays dominant philosophy of positivism.
Optional Resources
Connor M.J. (2004). The practical discourse in philosophy and nursing: An exploration of linkages and shifts in the evolution of praxis. Nursing Philosophy 5(1) 54-66. doi:10.1111/j.1466-769X.2004.00159.x
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Chou M. & Lee L. (2007). Initial formation of nursing philosophies following fundamental clinical practice: The experience of male nursing students. Journal of Nursing Research 15(2) 127-137.
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Effken J. (2007). The informational basis for nursing intuition: Philosophical underpinnings. Nursing Philosophy 8(3) 187-200.
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Mantzoukas S. & Jasper M. (2008). Types of nursing knowledge used to guide care of hospitalized patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing 62(3) 318-326. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04587.x
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Mills J. Chapman Y. Bonner A. & Francis K. (2007). Grounded theory: A methodological spiral from positivism to postmodernism. Journal of Advanced Nursing 58(1) 72-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04228.x
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Persson J. & Sahlin N. (2008). A philosophical account of interventions and causal representation in nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies 46(4) 547-556. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.11.008
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Trochim W. (2006). Research methods knowledge base: Positivism & post-positivism. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/positvsm.php